Vanikoro languages

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Vanikoro
Geographic
distribution:
Solomon Islands
Genetic
classification
:
Austronesian
 Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
  Nuclear MP
   Central-Eastern MP
    Eastern MP
     Oceanic
      Central-Eastern
       ?Utupua-Vanikoro
        Vanikoro
Subdivisions:
Teanu
Tanema
Vano


The family of three Vanikoro languages is a branch of the Central-Eastern Oceanic languages, often linked with Utupua as the Utupua-Vanikoro branch. These three languages are spoken on the island of Vanikoro, southeast of the Solomon Islands.

[edit] Components

  • Teanu
  • Tanema
  • Vano