Futunic languages
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| Futunic languages | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
Polynesian outliers in Melanesia |
| Genetic classification: |
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Central Eastern MP Eastern MP Oceanic Central-Eastern Oceanic Remote Oceanic Central Pacific East Fijian-Polynesian Polynesian Nuclear Polynesian Samoic Futunic languages |
| Subdivisions: |
Antua
East Futunan
West Futunan
Emae
Rennell
Mele-Fila
Tikopia
West Uvean
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The Futunic languages are principally the languages of the Polynesian outliers of southeast Melanesia. They are related to all of the other Polynesian languages. The name comes from the islands of Futuna (East and West), which are both included in the family. East Futunan is the only language in the group which is not considered an outlier, but in geographical Polynesia. The languages of the Polynesian outliers in the northern Solomons, Papua New Guinea, and Micronesia are in the Ellicean language group, a sister group to the Futunic languages.
[edit] Languages
- Anuta (Anuta in the Solomon Islands)
- East Futunan (Futuna in Wallis and Futuna)
- West Futunan or Futuna-Aniwa (Futuna and Aniwa in Vanuatu)
- Emae (Emae in Vanuatu)
- Rennell (Rennell in the Solomon Islands)
- Mele-Fila (Mele, southern Éfaté island in Vanuatu)
- Pileni (Pileni in the Solomon Islands)
- Tikopia (Tikopia in the Solomon Islands)
- West Uvean (Western Uvea, New Caledonia)
