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Polynesian

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The Polynesian languages form a genealogical group of languages, itself part of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family.

Facts
Region
the Polynesian triangle, with outlier communities across Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu 1
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Chamorro

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Hawaiian

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Maori

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Maori

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Merina

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Native Hawaiians

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Old Javanese (Kawi)

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Polynesians

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Samoans

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Tagalog

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Found In

Africa

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Australia

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Micronesia

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Source Polynesian languages - WikipediaLead sentence 3
Quote, Lead sentence 3
While half of them are spoken in geographical Polynesia (the Polynesian triangle), the other half – known as Polynesian outliers – are spoken in other parts of the Pacific: from Micronesia to atolls scattered in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands or Vanuatu.
Polynesia

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Source Polynesian languages - WikipediaLead sentence 3
Quote, Lead sentence 3
While half of them are spoken in geographical Polynesia (the Polynesian triangle), the other half – known as Polynesian outliers – are spoken in other parts of the Pacific: from Micronesia to atolls scattered in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands or Vanuatu.
Sources
1. Polynesian languages - Wikipedia
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Quote, Lead section
While half of them are spoken in geographical Polynesia (the Polynesian triangle), the other half - known as Polynesian outliers - are spoken in other parts of the Pacific: from Micronesia to atolls scattered in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands or Vanuatu.
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Wikidata: Polynesian
Wikidata Q390979, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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