Meso-Melanesian | |
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Geographic distribution | Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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Proto-language | Proto-Meso-Melanesian |
Language codes | |
Glottolog | meso1253 |
The Meso-Melanesian languages are a linkage of Oceanic languages spoken in the large Melanesian islands of New Ireland and the Solomon Islands east of New Guinea. Bali is one of the most conservative languages.