Language Atlas

How Languages Connect
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Language Family

Micronesian

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The Micronesian languages form a family of Oceanic languages. Its twenty languages are known for lacking a plain labial consonant, instead having two series, palatalized and labio-velarized labials, similar to the related New Caledonian languages.

Facts
Region
Micronesia 1
Proto-Language Status
Reconstructed; the ancestor language is called Proto-Micronesian. 1
Sources
1. Micronesian languages, Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Geographic distribution
    Geographic distribution: Micronesia
  • Infobox, Proto-language
    Proto-language: Proto-Micronesian
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.