Fergusson Island languages
E776325
The Fergusson Island languages are a group of closely related Papuan languages spoken on Fergusson Island in Papua New Guinea’s D'Entrecasteaux Islands.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papuan language group
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealFeature | contact with Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Papuan Tip languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Languages of Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
Papuan languages ⓘ Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelated | Dobu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| endangerment | some languages vulnerable or endangered ⓘ |
| geneticAffiliation | Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeographicDistribution | Fergusson Island interior and coastal villages ⓘ |
| languageFamilyColor | Papuan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
D'Entrecasteaux Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solomon Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberLanguage |
Bwaidoka language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dobu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Iamelele language ⓘ Maiadomu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Molima language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebutuia language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Milne Bay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| spokenBy | indigenous communities of Fergusson Island ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Fergusson Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | minority languages ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
D'Entrecasteaux Islands languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology | SOV word order (tendency) ⓘ |
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