Southeast Solomonic languages

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Southeast Solomonic
Geographic
distribution:
Solomon Islands
Linguistic classification: Austronesian
Subdivisions:
  • Gela–Guadalcanal
  • Malaita – San Cristobal
Glottolog: sout2853[1]
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  Southeast Solomons

The family of Southeast Solomonic languages forms a branch of the Oceanic languages. It consists of some 26 languages covering the South East Solomon Islands, from the tip of Santa Isabel to Makira. The fact that there is little diversity amongst these languages, compared to groups of similar size in Melanesia, suggests that they dispersed in the relatively recent past.[2] Bugotu is one of the most conservative languages.

Languages

According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows:[3]

References

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  2. Lynch, John, Malcolm Ross & Terry Crowley. 2002. The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press.
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