Samoic languages
Purported group of Polynesian languages
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The Samoic languages are a purported group of the Polynesian languages spoken in Samoa, Tuvalu, American Samoa, Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The name Samoic-Outlier recognizes Samoan.
Geographic
distributionPolynesian islands
distributionPolynesian islands
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
- Malayo-Polynesian
- Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian?
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Oceanic
- Central–Eastern Oceanic
- Central Pacific
- East Central Pacific
- Central Pacific
- Central–Eastern Oceanic
- Oceanic
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian?
GlottologNone
| Samoic | |
|---|---|
| Samoic–Outlier | |
| Geographic distribution | Polynesian islands |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
Classification
Ethnologue
According to Ethnologue 26, the Samoic–Outlier languages are as follows:
Glottolog
Hammarström et al. do not view the Samoic–Outlier languages as a valid phylogenetic clade. As such, the languages classified as Samoic–Outlier languages in Ethnologue are classified in the Glottolog database within Nuclear Polynesian as follows:[1]
- Nuclear Polynesian
- Anuta
- East Futuna
- East Uvean–Niuafoʻou
- Ellicean
- Northern Outlier Polynesian–East Polynesian
- Rennell–Bellona
- Tikopia
- Vaeakau–Taumako
- Vanuatu–Loyalty Outliers
- Emae
- Mele–Futuna
- West Uvean