Western Oceanic languages
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The Western Oceanic languages is a linkage
of Oceanic languages, proposed and studied by .
) was fully supported by a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.
The 2008 study concluded that Schouten did not lie within the North New Guinea branch of Western Oceanic. The unity of the Ngero–Vitiaz branch of North New Guinea, and at least one language from the Huon Gulf branch, was supported with 85% confidence. In addition, it supported with 60% confidence a connection between the Willaumez branch and these North New Guinea languages. Papuan Tip as a whole was fully supported for the languages considered.
Linkage
Linkage generally means "the manner or style of being united", and can refer to:*Genetic linkage, the tendency of certain genes to be inherited together*Flux linkage, the total flux passing through a surface formed by a closed conducting loop...
of Oceanic languages, proposed and studied by .
Attempt at phylogenetic representation
A reduced form of the family (excluding the Meso-Melanesian languagesMeso-Melanesian languages
The Bilur language, which is not closely related to other Melanesian languages, likely falls somewhere in the Bougainville–Northwest Solomonic group....
) was fully supported by a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.
The 2008 study concluded that Schouten did not lie within the North New Guinea branch of Western Oceanic. The unity of the Ngero–Vitiaz branch of North New Guinea, and at least one language from the Huon Gulf branch, was supported with 85% confidence. In addition, it supported with 60% confidence a connection between the Willaumez branch and these North New Guinea languages. Papuan Tip as a whole was fully supported for the languages considered.
- WillaumezWillaumez languagesThe family of Willaumez languages is a subgroup of the Western Oceanic languages. It consists of four languages. Together they are spoken by almost 30,000 speakers in the province of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.-Languages:*Bola*Bulu*Meramera...
- North New GuineaNorth New Guinea languagesThe family of North New Guinea languages of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia is a branch of the Western Oceanic languages. It may be a synonym of the Ngero–Vitiaz languages.-Components:...
(reduced) - Schouten languagesSchouten languagesThe 16 Schouten languages form a group of Austronesian languages in northern Papua New Guinea.-Languages:A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database fully supported the Kairiru–Manam branch, but did not address the Siau branch....
- Papuan Tip languagesPapuan Tip languages-Languages:A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database fully supported the unity of the Papuan Tip languages.The analysis included the Central Papuan Tip languages Magori, Motu, and Mekeo; Kilivila; and several "Nuclear Papuan Tip" languages. Neither traditional Nuclear Papuan Tip...