Admiralty Islands languages
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| Admiralty Islands | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
The Admiralty Islands |
| Linguistic classification: | Austronesian
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| Subdivisions: |
Yapese ?
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 Admiralties and Yapese
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The Admiralty Islands languages are a group of some thirty Oceanic languages. They may include Yapese, which has proven difficult to classify.
[edit] Components
A 2008 analysis of eight Admiralty Islands languages in the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database[1] fully supported the unity of the family, although Yapese was not included.
- Eastern
- Manus languages (22)
- Pak Tong
- Southeast: Baluan-Pam, Lenkau, Lou, Nauna, Penchal
- Western
- Kaniet (†)
- Seimat
- Wuvulu-Aua
- ?Yapese
[edit] References
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