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Ngero–Vitiaz languages

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Ngero–Vitiaz
Geographic
distribution
Northern New Guinea
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
Proto-languageProto-Ngero–Vitiaz
Language codes
Glottolognger1241

The Ngero–Vitiaz languages form a linkage of Austronesian languages in northern Papua New Guinea. They are spoken, from west to east, in Madang Province, Morobe Province, and New Britain.

Classification

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According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows:[1]

References

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