Ngero–Vitiaz languages explained

Ngero–Vitiaz
Region:Northern New Guinea
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Oceanic
Fam4:Western Oceanic
Fam5:North New Guinea
Protoname:Proto-Ngero–Vitiaz
Glotto:nger1241
Glottorefname:Ngero–Vitiaz linkage

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

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

Notes and References

  1. [John Lynch (linguist)|Lynch, John]