Central Pacific languages

E26700
Oceanic language subgroup language subgroup

Central Pacific languages are a subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken mainly in Fiji, Rotuma, and parts of Polynesia, including Fijian and various Polynesian languages.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Central Oceanic languages 1
Central Pacific Oceanic languages 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Oceanic language subgroup ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ
classificationStatus widely accepted in Oceanic comparative linguistics ⓘ
descendsFrom Proto-Oceanic language ⓘ
fieldOfStudy Austronesian linguistics ⓘ
Oceanic languages ⓘ
surface form: Oceanic linguistics
hasAlternativeName Central Pacific languages ⓘ
surface form: Central Oceanic languages

Central Pacific languages ⓘ
surface form: Central Pacific Oceanic languages
hasCharacteristic exhibit similar grammatical structures ⓘ
exhibit similar phonological innovations ⓘ
linked by regular sound correspondences ⓘ
share common Oceanic ancestry ⓘ
hasFamilyColor Austronesian languages ⓘ
surface form: Austronesian
hasGeographicDistribution Fiji ⓘ
Polynesia ⓘ
Rotuma ⓘ
South Pacific ⓘ
hasHigherLevelFamily Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
surface form: Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
Oceanic languages ⓘ
hasNotableLanguage Fijian languages ⓘ
surface form: Fijian language

Hawaiian ⓘ
surface form: Hawaiian language

Māori ⓘ
surface form: Maori language

Rotuman language ⓘ
Samoan language ⓘ
Tongan language group ⓘ
surface form: Tongan language
hasProtoLanguage Central–Eastern Oceanic languages ⓘ
surface form: Proto-Central Pacific
hasSubgroup Fijian–Rotuman languages ⓘ
Polynesian languages ⓘ
includesLanguage Fijian languages ⓘ
surface form: Bauan Fijian

Fijian languages ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Fijian language

Fijian languages ⓘ
surface form: Fijian language

Polynesian languages ⓘ
Rotuman language ⓘ
Fijian languages ⓘ
surface form: Standard Fijian

Fijian languages ⓘ
surface form: Western Fijian language
isBranchOf Oceanic languages ⓘ
isDefinedBy comparative-historical linguistics ⓘ
partOf Austronesian languages ⓘ
Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family ⓘ
spokenIn Pacific Islands ⓘ
Fiji ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Fiji

Rotuma ⓘ
surface form: Rotuma Island

parts of Polynesia ⓘ
subclassOf Oceanic languages ⓘ
usedBy Central Pacific Islander communities ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ellicean languages → arealGroup → Central Pacific languages ⓘ
Nauruan → belongsToSubgroup → Central Pacific languages ⓘ
Central Pacific languages → hasAlternativeName → Central Pacific languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Pacific Oceanic languages
Central Pacific languages → hasAlternativeName → Central Pacific languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Oceanic languages
Austronesian languages → hasSubfamily → Central Pacific languages ⓘ
Fijian languages → subclassOf → Central Pacific languages ⓘ