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Austronesian-Ongan languages

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

Austronesian-Ongan is a controversial proposed language family that would include the Ongan and Austronesian language families. The proposal was first put forward by Juliette Blevins in 2007. Ongan is a small family of two attested languages in the Andaman Islands, while Austronesian is one of the largest language families in the world, originating in Taiwan and spreading throughout the Indian and Pacific oceans. The proposed connection has been rejected by other linguists.

Facts
Region
Andaman Islands (Ongan) and the Austronesian-speaking regions of Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Madagascar 1
Proto-Language Status
Proposed connection rejected by other linguists 1
Sources
1. Austronesian-Ongan languages - Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Ongan is a small family of two attested languages in the Andaman Islands.
  • Introduction [proto-language-status]
    The proposed connection has been rejected by other linguists.
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