language family subgroup
C4276
concept
A language family subgroup is a set of closely related languages within a larger language family that share a more recent common ancestor and distinctive linguistic features.
All labels observed (30)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| language subgroup | 273 |
| language family branch | 47 |
| proposed language subgroup | 21 |
| language family subgroup canonical | 19 |
| Oceanic languages subgroup | 11 |
| Oceanic language subgroup | 10 |
| subgroup of languages | 10 |
| linguistic subgroup | 8 |
| branch of Niger-Congo languages | 3 |
| Atlantic languages subgroup | 2 |
| Dravidian languages subgroup | 2 |
| Gur languages subgroup | 2 |
| Sami language subgroup | 2 |
| subfamily of languages | 2 |
| Aru languages subgroup | 1 |
| Dravidian subgroup | 1 |
| Italic language subgroup | 1 |
| Italic languages subgroup | 1 |
| Micronesian languages subgroup | 1 |
| Romance language subgroup | 1 |
| Semitic language subgroup | 1 |
| Uralic languages subgroup | 1 |
| hypothetical language family branch | 1 |
| indigenous language family subgroup | 1 |
| language subbranch | 1 |
| subgroup of Dravidian languages | 1 |
| subgroup of Polynesian languages | 1 |
| subgroup of Romance languages | 1 |
| subgroup of Sami languages | 1 |
| subgroup of language family | 1 |
Instances (406)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Oregon Penutian languages | proposed language subgroup |
| Eastern Muskogean | subgroup of languages |
| Sundic languages | language subgroup |
| Ayere–Ahan | language subgroup |
| Delaware languages subgroup | language subgroup |
| Northeastern Turkic | language subgroup |
| Northern Shan languages | language subgroup |
| Mexican Penutian languages | proposed language subgroup |
| Tarahumaran branch | language subgroup |
| Tepiman–Cahitan group | proposed language subgroup |
| Southern Lechitic | language subgroup |
| Temotu languages | Oceanic languages subgroup |
|
Wakashan languages
surface form:
Northern Wakashan languages
|
language subgroup |
| Western Romance | language subgroup |
| Insular Celtic languages | language subgroup |
| Colorado River Numic | language subgroup |
| Abkhaz–Abaza | language subgroup |
| Goidelic | — |
| Oceanic languages | language family branch |
| Southeastern Iranian languages | language subgroup |
| Tukang Besi–Bonerate languages | language subgroup |
| Badaic languages | language subgroup |
| Tani languages | language subgroup |
| Atayalic languages | language subgroup |
| Southwest Sabahan languages | language subgroup |
| Kuki-Chin languages | language subgroup |
| Makua languages | — |
| Bungku–Tolaki languages | language subgroup |
| Tsouic languages | — |
| Latino-Faliscan languages | — |
| Tupi–Guaraní | language family branch |
| Jarawan Bantu | language subgroup |
| Wotu–Wolio languages | language subgroup |
| Narrow Bantu | language subgroup |
| New Georgia languages | language subgroup |
| Laiyolo–Kaili languages | language subgroup |
| Northern Bantoid | language subgroup |
| Bornean languages | language subgroup |
|
Central MP languages
surface form:
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
|
language subgroup |
| CMP languages | language subgroup |
| Seko languages | language subgroup |
| Oceanic | language subgroup |
| Central Maluku languages | language subgroup |
| Tongic languages | — |
| Southern Oceanic languages | language subgroup |
| Yucatecan branch | language family branch |
| Tzeltalan branch | language subgroup |
| Potou–Tano languages | language family branch |
| Western Bismarck languages | language subgroup |
| Papuan Tip cluster | language subgroup |