Wogeo (Vokeo) is an Austronesian language of northeast New Guinea. It is spoken on Koil and Vokeo islands of Wewak Islands Rural LLG. /i u/ realized as...
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[ʔoːˈlɛlo həˈvɐjʔi]) is a Polynesian language and a critically endangered language of the Austronesian language family that takes its name from Hawaiʻi...
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iTaukei is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken by some 350,000–450,000 ethnic Fijians as a native language. The 2013 Constitution...
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Tungaru), is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages. The word Kiribati, the current...
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Polynesian languages form a genealogical group of languages, itself part of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian family. There are 38 Polynesian languages, representing...
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Zire (Sîshëë), also known as Nerë, is an extinct Oceanic language of New Caledonia. It has been extinct since April 2006. Zire is sometimes considered...
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Pascuan (/ˈpæskjuən/) or Pascuense, is an Eastern Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken on Easter Island, also known as Rapa...
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Lendamboi, Letemboi, or Small Nambas, is one of the Malekula Interior languages of Vanuatu. Materials on Karnai are included in the open access Arthur...
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Yotafa, is an Austronesian language spoken in Jayapura Bay in Papua province, Indonesia. It was once thought to be a Papuan language. Notably, Tobati displays...
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Ajië (also known as Houailou (Wailu), Wai, and A'jie) is an Oceanic language spoken in New Caledonia. It has approximately 4,000 speakers. A glottal stop...
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Numèè (Naa Numee, Naa-Wee), or Kwényi (Kwenyii), is a New Caledonian language, the one spoken at the southern tip of the island, as well as on the Isle...
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Sungwadia, also known as Marino and North Maewo, is an Oceanic language spoken on Maewo, Vanuatu. /k/ can also have prenasal allophones [ᵑɡ] or [ᵑk]. /ŋʷ/...
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Suau, also known as Iou, is an Oceanic language spoken in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken by 6,800 people and a further 14,000...
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striking feature of the Marquesan languages is their almost universal replacement of the /r/ or /l/ of other Polynesian languages by a /ʔ/ (glottal stop). Like...
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Austronesian language of Buka Island and the Selau Peninsula of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. The phonology of the Halia language: Diphthong vowel...
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linkage: Kaiep Kairiru Terebu Manam linkage: Biem Kis Manam Medebur Sepa Wogeo Ethnologue adds Malol to Siau. The Siau family is spoken in Sandaun Province...
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(Biem language speakers) 05. Ruprup 2 (Biem language speakers) 06. Wei (Biem language speakers) 07. Koil 1 (Wogeo language speakers) 08. Koil 2 (Wogeo language...
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Misima-Panaeati, also called Misiman, is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken on the islands of Misima, Panaeati, and the islands of the eastern...
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pronunciation: /ˈtɒŋ(ɡ)ən/ TONG-(g)ən; lea fakatonga) is an Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch native to the island nation of Tonga. It has around...
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(also known as Gari, Tangarare, Sughu, and West Guadalcanal) is an Oceanic language spoken on Guadalcanal island of the Solomon Islands. The Vaturanga dialect...
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Dobu or Dobuan is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a lingua franca for 100,000 people in D'Entrecasteaux...
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Ninde, or Labo (also Nide, Meaun, Mewun) is an Oceanic language spoken by about 1,100 people in the Southwest Bay area of Malekula island, in Vanuatu....
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Lungga (also spelled Luga, Luqa) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 2,800 people on the southern half of Ranongga Island, Solomon Islands...
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Western Fijian, also known as Wayan: 212 is an Oceanic language spoken in Fiji by about 57,000 people. It is distinct from Eastern Fijian (also known...
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is an indigenous language of Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands. Paradisec has a number of collections that include Varisi language materials. Varisi...
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Lamen (Lamenu, Varmali) is an Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island, in Vanuatu. Materials on Lamenu are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections...
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Yuanga (Yuaga), or Nua, is a New Caledonian language spoken in the north of the island. Yuanga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v...
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Molima is an Austronesian language spoken in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands of Papua New Guinea. [p] may also occur as an allophone of /ɸ/, or as a result...
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Barok is an Austronesian language spoken in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Barok at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Du, Jingyi (2010). Towards a Grammar of...
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Xârâgurè ('Aragure, Haragure) is an Oceanic language of New Caledonia. Paradisec has an open access collection of recordings in Xârâcùù and Xârâgurè made...
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