Central-Eastern Oceanic

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Central-Eastern Oceanic is a major subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, encompassing numerous languages spoken across parts of Melanesia and the central to eastern Pacific.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of Oceanic languages
language subgroup
hasAlternativeName Central/Eastern Oceanic
Central–Eastern Oceanic
hasAncestor Proto-Oceanic
hasFeature complex verbal morphology
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural
rich pronominal systems
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
includesLanguage Anejom
Arosi
Bugotu
Chuukese
linked to: Chuukese language

Fijian
Gela
Hawaiian
Iaai
Kiribati (Gilbertese)
linked to: Kiribati

Kosraean
Kwaio
Lengo
linked to: Lengoʼ

Marshallese
Mortlockese
Māori
Nauruan
Nguna
North Efate
Paicî
Pohnpeian
linked to: Pohnpeian language

Rarotongan
Rotuman
linked to: Rotuman language

Sa
Samoan
linked to: Samoan language

Tahitian
Tongan
Tuvaluan
includesSubgroup Central Pacific
Micronesian
New Caledonian–Loyalties
North and Central Vanuatu
Southeast Solomonic
Southern Oceanic
linked to: Western Oceanic
partOf Austronesian language family
Oceanic branch
spokenInRegion Melanesia
Oceania
central Pacific
eastern Pacific
subclassOf Oceanic languages
typologically mostly SVO word order

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oceanic hasMajorSubbranch Central-Eastern Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic hasAlternativeName Central–Eastern Oceanic
linked to: Central-Eastern Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic hasAlternativeName Central/Eastern Oceanic
linked to: Central-Eastern Oceanic
Mota language languageBranch Central-Eastern Oceanic