New Ireland languages
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The New Ireland languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily on New Ireland and nearby islands in Papua New Guinea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Ireland languages canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealContact |
Admiralty Islands languages
ⓘ
Northwest Solomonic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Meso-Melanesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established subgroup within Western Oceanic ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| ethnologueGrouping | New Ireland – Northwest Solomonic linkage (partial) ⓘ |
| geneticRelationship | closely related to other Meso-Melanesian Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| haveSubgroup |
Kara language (New Ireland)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuanua-related varieties (Tolai area influence) ⓘ Kuot-contact area languages ⓘ Lihir language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali language (New Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nalik language NERFINISHED ⓘ Patpatar language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabar languages ⓘ Tanga language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiang language ⓘ Tungag language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bismarck Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| macroFamily |
Austronesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguageArea | Kuot language (non-Austronesian) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLiterature |
works by Andrew Pawley on Oceanic subgrouping
ⓘ
works by John Lynch on Oceanic languages ⓘ works by Malcolm Ross on Western Oceanic classification ⓘ |
| region |
Duke of York Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ New Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ New Ireland Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenOn |
Duke of York Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ New Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Meso-Melanesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns
ⓘ
moderately rich verbal morphology ⓘ predominantly SVO word order ⓘ use of prepositions rather than postpositions ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for languages with written tradition) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.