The Southeast Solomonic languages are a branch of the Oceanic languages comprising about 26 languages spoken across the eastern Solomon Islands, from the tip of Santa Isabel to Makira. The family is defined by the merger of two Proto-Oceanic sounds, and its relatively low internal diversity compared to similarly sized groups in Melanesia suggests the languages spread apart in the relatively recent past. Bugotu, Gela and Lengo are considered among its most conservative members.
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RegionEastern Solomon Islands 1 Proto-Language StatusReconstructed (Proto-Southeast Solomonic) 1 In the Other Atlases
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It consists of some 26 languages covering the Eastern Solomon Islands, from the tip of Santa Isabel to Makira.
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It consists of some 26 languages covering the Eastern Solomon Islands, from the tip of Santa Isabel to Makira.
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Proto-Southeast Solomonic
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Wikidata Q3119671, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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