Southern Melanesian languages
E624766
Southern Melanesian languages are a subgroup of Oceanic languages spoken primarily in the southern regions of Melanesia, including parts of Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby islands.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | language subgroup ⓘ |
| areCharacterizedBy |
Austronesian phonological features
ⓘ
complex pronominal systems ⓘ shared Oceanic lexical innovations ⓘ |
| areDistinguishedFrom | Papuan languages of Melanesia ⓘ |
| areDocumentedBy | field linguists ⓘ |
| areDocumentedIn |
descriptive grammars
ⓘ
lexicons and wordlists ⓘ |
| areEndangered | some member languages ⓘ |
| arePartOf | Southern Oceanic linkage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areRelatedTo |
Central Melanesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Caledonian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Vanuatu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy | Melanesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areSpokenOn | Pacific islands ⓘ |
| areStudiedIn |
Austronesian comparative linguistics
ⓘ
Oceanic linguistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areUsedFor | local communication ⓘ |
| belongToMacroArea | Papunesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistWith |
Bislama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English NERFINISHED ⓘ French NERFINISHED ⓘ other regional lingua francas ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
southern regions of Melanesia
ⓘ
southwestern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamily | Austronesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily | Oceanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup | Southern Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveStatus | mostly minority languages ⓘ |
| haveWordOrder | SVO-dominant ⓘ |
| haveWritingSystem | primarily Latin script (for documented languages) ⓘ |
| includeLanguagesSpokenIn |
Aneityum Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lifou Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanna Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Melanesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shareFeature |
Austronesian-derived numerals
ⓘ
Oceanic possessive constructions ⓘ use of prepositions rather than case marking ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Loyalty Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Melanesia ⓘ southern Vanuatu ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicallyBelongTo | Austronesian language type ⓘ |
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