Saposa-Tinputz languages

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Saposa-Tinputz languages
Spoken in: Papua New Guinea
Genetic
classification:
Austronesian

 Malayo-Polynesian
  Central Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
   Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
    Oceanic
     Western Oceanic
      Meso-Melanesian
       New Ireland
        South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic
         Nehan-North Bougainville
          Saposa-Tinputz

The family of Saposa-Tinputz languages is a subgroup of the Nehan-North Bougainville Solomonic languages. It consists of four languages. They are largely spoken on the island of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea.

[edit] Components

  • Hahon
  • Saposa
  • Teop
  • Tinputz