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Western Oceanic languages 
Summary
The Western Oceanic languages is a linkage of Oceanic languages, proposed and studied by Ross (1988). They make up a majority of the Austronesian languages spoken in New Guinea.
| Western Oceanic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Western Pacific |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Proto-language | Proto-Western Oceanic |
| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | west2818 |
 Western Oceanic | |
Classification edit
The West Oceanic linkage is made up of three sub-linkages:[1]
- North New Guinea linkage
- Meso-Melanesian linkage
- Papuan Tip linkage
The center of dispersal was evidently [citation needed]near the Willaumez Peninsula on the north coast of New Britain.
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References edit
- Lynch, John; Ross, Malcolm; Crowley, Terry (2002). The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon. ISBN 9780700711284. OCLC 48929366.
- Ross, Malcolm D. (1988). Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of western Melanesia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.