Meso-Melanesian languages
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The Meso-Melanesian languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in parts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Aliases (7)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oceanic language subgroup
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language subgroup → |
| familyColor |
Austronesian
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| geneticAffiliation |
Malayo-Polynesian languages
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Oceanic languages → |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Baeggu
→
Baniata → Bilua → Blablanga → Bugotu → Cheke Holo → Fataleka → Gela → Ghari → Hoava → Kandas → Kokota → Kuanua → Kubokota → Lau (Malaita) → Lengo → Lihir → Marovo → Motu → Mussau-Emira → Nakanai → Nalik → Notsi → Patpatar → Roviana → Simbo → Tabar → Talise → Tigak → Toqabaqita → Vangunu → Vella Lavella → Zabana → |
| hasSubgroup |
Meso-Melanesian linkage
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New Ireland languages → New Ireland–Northwest Solomonic languages → Northwest Solomonic languages → |
| partOf |
Central-Eastern Oceanic languages
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| region |
Melanesia
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| spokenIn |
Bougainville
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New Britain → New Ireland → Papua New Guinea → Solomon Islands → |
| subgroupOf |
Austronesian languages
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Oceanic languages → |
| typicalWordOrder |
SVO
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Meso-Melanesian languages
("Meso-Melanesian linkage")
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Western Oceanic languages → Western Oceanic languages ("Papuan Tip languages") → Western Oceanic languages ("North New Guinea languages") → Western Oceanic languages ("Nuclear Papuan Tip languages") → Western Oceanic languages ("Meso-Melanesian linkage") → |
hasSubgroup |
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Austronesian languages
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Austronesian languages ("Admiralty Islands languages") → Austronesian languages ("North New Guinea languages") → Austronesian languages ("Meso-Melanesian languages subgroup") → Austronesian languages ("Meso-Melanesian languages subgroup (Oceanic)") → |
hasSubfamily |
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Southeast Solomonic languages
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coordinateWith |
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Southeast Solomonic languages
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geneticRelation |