Remote Oceanic languages

Subgroup of Austronesian languages

Remote Oceanic

(proposed)
Geographic
distribution| Oceania, Polynesia
Linguistic classification| Austronesian

* Malayo-Polynesian
* Central–Eastern
* Eastern Malayo-Polynesian?
* Oceanic
* Central-Eastern Oceanic
* Remote Oceanic

Subdivisions|

* Central Pacific
* Eastern Outer Islands
* Loyalty Islands
* Micronesian
* New Caledonian
* North and Central Vanuatu

Language codes
ISO 639-3| –
Glottolog| None

A family of some 200 Remote Oceanic languages has traditionally been posited as a subgroup of the Central-Eastern Oceanic languages. However, it was abandoned by Lynch, Ross, & Crowley in 2002, as no defining features of the family could be found.

## Languages

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Its components are:

* Central Pacific languages
* Eastern Outer Islands languages
* Loyalty Islands languages
* Micronesian languages
* New Caledonian languages
* North and Central Vanuatu languages

## References

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* Lynch, John, Malcolm Ross & Terry Crowley. (2002). The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press.

## See also

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* Oceanic languages
* Remote Oceania

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Languages of Oceania

Sovereign states|

* Australia
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

Associated states
of New Zealand|

* Cook Islands
* Niue

Dependencies
and other territories|

* American Samoa
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Easter Island
* French Polynesia
* Guam
* Hawaii
* New Caledonia
* Norfolk Island
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Pitcairn Islands
* Tokelau
* Wallis and Futuna

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Micronesian languages

| Nauruan|

* Nauruan

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Nuclear
Micronesian|

* Kosraean
* Gilbertese
* Marshallese

Chuukic–
Pohnpeic|

| Chuukic|

* Sonsorol
* Tobian
* Chuukese
* Woleaian
* Ulithian
* Puluwatese
* Namonuito
* Tanapag
* Carolinian
* Satawalese
* Mortlockese
* Pááfang
* Mapia †

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Pohnpeic|

* Mokilese
* Pingelapese
* Pohnpeian
* Ngatikese

* * indicates proposed status
* ? indicates classification dispute
* † indicates extinct status

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Central Pacific languages

| West|

* Rotuman
* Namosi-Naitasiri-Serua
* Western Fijian

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East|

* Fijian
* Gone Dau
* Lauan
* Lomaiviti

Polynesian|

| Nuclear
Polynesian|

* Tuvaluan
* Sikaiana
* Ontong Java
* Nukumanu
* Takuu
* Nuguria
* Kapingamarangi
* Nukuoro
* Pukapukan

Samoic|

* Samoan
* Tokelauan
* Niuatoputapu †

Eastern|

* Hawaiian
* Marquesan
* Mangarevan
* Tahitian
* Austral
* Rapa
* Tuamotuan
* Cook Islands Māori
* Rakahanga-Manihiki
* Tongareva
* Māori
* Moriori †
* Rapa Nui

Futunic|

* Wallisian (East Uvean)
* West Uvean
* Futunan (East Futunan)
* Futuna-Aniwa (West Futunan)
* Pukapukan
* Anuta
* Rennellese
* Tikopia
* Mele-Fila
* Emae

Tongic|

* Tongan
* Niuean
* Niuafo'ou ?

* * indicates proposed status
* ? indicates classification dispute
* † indicates extinct status

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