North-Central Vanuatu languages
Subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family
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The North-Central Vanuatu languages are a linkage of Oceanic languages spoken in Vanuatu and New Caledonia. It was proposed by Ross Clark, who reconstructed the proto-language of the entire group, viewed here as an early, mutually-intelligible chain of dialects.[1] but this is not accepted by Lynch (2018).[2]
Geographic
distributionNorthern and Central Vanuatu
distributionNorthern and Central Vanuatu
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
- Malayo-Polynesian
- Oceanic
- Southern Oceanic
- North-Central Vanuatu
- Southern Oceanic
- Oceanic
Proto-languageProto-North-Central Vanuatu
Subdivisions
| North-Central Vanuatu | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Northern and Central Vanuatu |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
|
| Proto-language | Proto-North-Central Vanuatu |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | nort3195 |
Languages
Following Clark (2009) and Glottolog 4.0, two major groups can be delineated, which are North Vanuatu and Central Vanuatu. Both groups are linkages.[1][3]