Vanikoro languages
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Vanikoro | |
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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
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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