Willaumez languages
Encyclopedia
The family of Willaumez languages is a subgroup of the Western Oceanic languages
. It consists of four language
s. Together they are spoken by almost 30,000 speakers in the province of West New Britain
, Papua New Guinea
.
Western Oceanic languages
The Western Oceanic languages is a linkage of Oceanic languages, proposed and studied by .-Attempt at phylogenetic representation:A reduced form of the family was fully supported by a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.The 2008 study concluded that Schouten did not lie...
. It consists of four language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
s. Together they are spoken by almost 30,000 speakers in the province of West New Britain
West New Britain
West New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea on the islands of New Britain. The provincial capital is Kimbe. The area of the province in 21,000 km², and there are 184,508 inhabitants . West New Britain produces palm oil for export...
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
.
Languages
- Bola
- Bulu
- Meramera
- NakanaiNakanai languageThe Nakanai language is spoken by the Nakanai tribe in West New Britain, a province of Papua New Guinea. It is an Austronesian language, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup....