Samoic languages
The Samoic–Outlier languages, also known as Samoic languages, are a purported group of Polynesian languages, encompassing the Polynesian languages of Samoa, Tuvalu, American Samoa, Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna, and Polynesian outlier languages in New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The name "Samoic-Outlier" recognizes Sāmoan.
Classification
According to Ethnologue 16, the Samoic languages are as follows:
- Niuafoʻou (in Tonga)
- ʻUvea (also called Wallisian or East Uvean, on ʻUvea or Wallis island, Wallis and Futuna)
- Tuvaluan (Tuvalu)
- Kapingamarangi (Kapingamarangi in the Federated States of Micronesia)
- Nukuoro (Nukuoro in the Federated States of Micronesia)
- Ontong Java (Ontong Java in the Solomon Islands)
- Sikaiana (Sikaiana in the Solomon Islands)
- Takuu language (Takuu in the eastern islands of Papua New Guinea)
- Nukumanu (Nukumanu in the eastern islands of Papua New Guinea)
- Nuguria (Nuguria in the eastern islands of Papua New Guinea)
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