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Ngero–Vitiaz languages

The Ngero–Vitiaz languages form a linkage of Austronesian languages in northern Papua New Guinea. They are spoken, from west to east, in Madang Province, Morobe Province, and New Britain.

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Source
Ngero–Vitiaz
Geographic
distribution
Northern New Guinea
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
Proto-languageProto-Ngero–Vitiaz
Language codes
Glottolognger1241

The Ngero–Vitiaz languages form a linkage of Austronesian languages in northern Papua New Guinea. They are spoken, from west to east, in Madang Province, Morobe Province, and New Britain.

Classification

According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows:1

References

References

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