| Lavongai–Nalik | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
New Ireland |
| Linguistic classification: | Austronesian
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The family of Lavongai–Nalik languages is a subgroup of the New Ireland languages. It consists of 6 languages spoken on the island of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea.
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Kara and Tiang may be closer to each other than to Nalik, but the evidence is inconclusive. The Mandara language (Madara, Tabar) is only poorly supported as a Lavongai–Nalik language, and is thus better classified under New Ireland.