Micronesian languages

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Micronesian
Geographic distribution:	Micronesia
Genetic classification:	Austronesian  Malayo-Polynesian (MP)   Nuclear MP    Central-Eastern MP     Eastern MP      Oceanic       Central-Eastern        Micronesian
Subdivisions:	—

The family of Micronesian languages is a branch of the Central-Eastern Oceanic languages. It consists of 20 languages, the 19 Micronesian Proper languages and Nauruan.

[edit] Components

• Micronesian Proper languages
  • Gilbertese or Kiribati
  • Kosraean
  • Marshallese
  • Ponapeic-Trukic languages
• Nauruan

[edit] Alternate Classification

A more detailed classification, following a one-way branching structure has also been proposed as follows:

• Nauruan
• Nuclear Micronesian
  • Kosraean
  • Central Micronesian
    • Gilbertese or Kiribati
    • Western Micronesian
      • Marshallese
      • Ponapeic-Trukic languages