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Meso-Melanesian languages

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The Meso-Melanesian languages are a linkage of Oceanic languages spoken on the large Melanesian islands of New Ireland and the Solomon Islands, east of New Guinea. Bali is considered one of the family's most conservative languages.

Facts
Region
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands 1
Proto-Language Status
Reconstructed (Proto-Meso-Melanesian) 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Meso-Melanesian languages
  • Infobox, Geographic distribution field
    Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • Infobox, Proto-language field
    Proto-Meso-Melanesian
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