The Southern Oceanic languages are a linkage of Oceanic languages spoken in Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The grouping was proposed by John Lynch in 1995 and has been supported by later studies. It appears to be a linkage rather than a language family with a clearly defined internal nested structure.
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The Southern Oceanic languages are a linkage (rather than family) of Oceanic languages spoken in Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
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Southern Oceanic languages are a linkage (rather than family) of Oceanic languages spoken in Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
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It was proposed by John Lynch in 1995 and supported by later studies.
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