Melanesian Cuckooshrike may refer to North Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina welchmani South Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina caledonica Category Coracina disambig ... more details
Portal Anglicanism The Melanesian Mission is an Anglican missionary agency supporting the work of local Anglican churches in Melanesia . It was established to purchase the ship Southern Cross ship Southern Cross . Today it continues to provide financial and staffing support for the Church of the Province of Melanesia , an independent province of the Anglican Communion . Its headquarters are in Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk . References http anglicanhistory.org oceania Historical resources on Anglicanism in Oceania including material on the Melanesian Mission, from Project Canterbury http books.google.com books?id fZoEAQAAIAAJ The History of the Melanesian Mission , by E. S. Armstrong 1900 God s Gentlemen A History of the Melanesian Mission 1849 1942 , by David Hilliard External links http melanesia.anglican.org mmhome.html Official website http www.anglicancommunion.org provincialnews melanesia client news client news index.cfm Melanesian Messenger Online Category Church of England missionary societies Category Anglicanism ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Melanesian languages are the indigenous languages of Melanesia . They include about 400 Austronesian languages parts of the Central Eastern Malayo Polynesian languages Central Eastern Malayo Polynesian family and numerous families of Papuan languages . DEFAULTSORT Melanesian Languages Category Languages lt Melanezie i kalbos pl J zyki melanezyjskie ru ... more details
Socialism sidebar The concept of Melanesian socialism was first advocated by Father Walter Lini of the New Hebrides now Vanuatu , who became the country s first prime minister upon its independence from France and the United Kingdom in 1980. Lini s views on socialism were inspired by Julius Nyerere s experiments in African socialism in Tanzania . Lini believed that socialism was inherently compatible with Melanesia n societies and customs, including the emphasis on communal welfare over individualism, and the communal ownership and working of land. In this, Nyerere s influence is perceptible the latter stressed the similarities between socialism and traditional African ways of life. Father Lini, an Anglican priest, also believed that socialism held close similarities with Christianity Christian values, and sought to combine the two as part of a Melanesian way . In this sense, socialism was not to be revolutionary, but instead fully in line with ni Vanuatu tradition. Although he admired Nyerere, and although his government sought rapprochement with countries such as Cuba and Libya , Lini believed that socialism should not necessarily entail an alliance with the Soviet Union or the Eastern bloc . Indeed, he preferred for Vanuatu to remain non aligned and to develop closer ties with its fellow Melanesian nations such as Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands . In 1982, he expressed hopes for an eventual Melanesian federal union, and spoke of the renaissance of Melanesian values , including Melanesian socialism . Lini also noted that, in traditional Melanesian societies, Giving was based on one s ability to do so. Receiving was based on one s need . In New Caledonia , the Kanak ... of socialism along with accession to sovereignty . Independent Melanesian nations ... 1 Bibliography Premadas, Ralph R. Melanesian socialism Vanuatu s quest for self definition Discussion ... Melanesian socialism Category Politics of Vanuatu Category Political science terms es Socialismo ... more details
Melanesian mythology is a European way of referring to the custom stories of the world area known since the 19th century as Melanesia , an umbrella term used for the archipelagos of New Guinea , the Torres Strait Islands, the Admiralty Islands , Solomon Islands , New Caledonia , Vanuatu . In this geographical area are approximately one quarter of all the languages spoken on earth, and many diverse and disparate peoples with little in common except inhabiting what to Westerners appears to be one place, the so called Melanesia . The various villages, language groupings and ethnic groupings may be interlocking in some areas, but in general the region is so culturally diverse as to render generalizations about regional mythology meaningless. Sources Melanesian culture. Encyclop dia Britannica. 2006. Encyclop dia Britannica Online. 4 July 2006 http search.eb.com eb article 9117353 . Kanaka Christianity Believing in Australia a history of religion in Australia, Hilary Carey, Allen & Unwin. Hilary Carey 1996, MacquarieNet 2002 online edition . Category Melanesian mythology Oceania myth stub ru uk ... more details
Taxobox name Melanesian Megapode image Megapodius eremita.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Galliformes familia Megapodiidae genus Megapodius species M. eremita binomial Megapodius eremita binomial authority Gustav Hartlaub Hartlaub , 1867 synonyms The Melanesian Megapode or Melanesian Scrubfowl Megapodius eremita is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s. First described by Gustav Hartlaub in 1867, it is a member of the scrubfowl genus Megapodius . References reflist BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 46991 all Megapodius eremita . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. Category Megapodius Category Animals described in 1867 Galliformes stub ca Meg pode de Melan sia fr M gapode m lan sien hr Melanezijska koko ina hu Melan z s ty k nl Heremietboshoen pt Megapodius eremita ... more details
Portal Anglicanism The Melanesian Brotherhood is an Anglican religious community of men in simple vows based primarily in the Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , and Papua New Guinea . History The Melanesian Brotherhood was formed in 1925 by Ini Kopuria , a policeman from Maravovo, Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands . He and the Bishop of Melanesia, the Right Reverend John Manwaring Steward , realised Ini s dream by forming a band of brothers known in the Mota language Mota language as Ira Reta Tasiu to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the non Christian areas of Melanesia . The Brothers or Tasiu , as they are more generally known in the islands were responsible for the evangelisation of large areas of Guadalcanal ... , and Evening Prayer are from the Melanesian English Prayer Book, or its authorised alternatives ... called the Melanesian Brotherhood, there are many Brothers who are from Polynesian islands , and several ... making Image Icon Cathedral 3.jpg thumb alt Icon of the Melanesian Martyrs at Canterbury Cathedral Icon of the Melanesian Martyrs at Canterbury Cathedral During the ethnic tension of 1999 2000 in the Solomon ... acns news.cfm 2003 11 7 ACNS3667 title Funeral of the seven martyred Melanesian Brothers date ... 02 27 brothers.news title Melanesian Brotherhood wins the 4th Pacific Human Rights Awards last Mavunduse ... 08 03, the seven martyred members of the Anglican Melanesian Brotherhood were honoured during ... bishops attend closing Eucharist Martyred Melanesian brothers honored in Canterbury Cathedral date ... Melanesian Brotherhood with the Order of Admission and Daily Offices in the Mota Language 1953 ... Companion Rules, Order of Admission, and Office of the Companions of the Melanesian Brotherhood Retatasiu in Qara ae 1953 External links http orders.anglican.org mbh The Melanesian Brotherhood &ndash ... The Melanesian Brotherhood Solomon Islands &ndash Anglican Communion Official Website http anglicanhistory.org oceania brotherhood Historical and bibliographic material on the Melanesian Brotherhood ... more details
Taxobox name Melanesian Flycatcher image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Monarchidae genus Myiagra species M. caledonica binomial Myiagra caledonica binomial authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1857 synonyms The Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica is a species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae . The species is sometimes known as the New Caledonian Flycatcher . The species is found in New Caledonia ,, Vanuatu and Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands . The species is closely related to a number of species found from Australia to Samoa . There are five subspecies the nominate race is found on New Caledonia, viridinitens in the Loyalty Islands , melanura in south Vanuatu, marianae in northern and central Vanuatu, and occidentalis in Rennell. The species is convert 13 to 14 cm in abbr on long and weighs convert 10 to 12 g oz abbr on . The plumage is sexual dimorphism sexually dimorphic . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 51416 all Myiagra caledonica . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Category Myiagra Monarchidae stub pt Myiagra caledonica ... more details
Taxobox name Melanesian Whistler image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Pachycephalidae genus Pachycephala species P. caledonica binomial Pachycephala caledonica binomial authority Johann Friedrich Gmelin Gmelin , 1788 synonyms The Melanesian Whistler Pachycephala caledonica is a species of passerine bird in the whistler family Pachycephalidae . It is found in New Caledonia including the main island, Isle of Pines, New Caledonia Isle of Pines and Loyalty Islands , Vanuatu , and Vanikoro in far southeastern Solomons . Alternatively, all except the nominate subspecies are treated as subspecies of the Golden Whistler . In that case, P. caledonica is known as the New Caledonian Whistler , and restricted to the main island of New Caledonia and the nearby Isle of Pines. In the past, even the nominate subspecies has been treated as a subspecies of the Golden Whistler. It inhabits humid forest, including degraded forest and forest edges, from sea level up to at least convert 900 m ft . They are relatively common in suitable habitat, particularly below convert 300 m ft , and are not considered threatened by the IUCN . The species is sedentary . Description The species is a medium sized whistler, typically around convert 14 16 cm in in length and weighing convert 18 25 g oz , though some subspecies are larger. In the nominate subspecies the male has a dark slate grey crown, face and nape, a white throat, ochraceous yellow belly and rump, and olive back and wings with a black line between the throat and belly. The legs are dark brown. Males of other subspecies share the white throat, but are less ochraceous below, and may depending on the exact subspecies involved have a far broader black band between the throat and belly, and a black or Olive colour olive crown, face and nape. In the nominate subspecies ... other subspecies have a yellow belly, and a greyish, brownish or olive throat. Ecology The Melanesian ... more details
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Infobox language family name Meso Melanesian region Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic The Meso Melanesian languages are a moderately supported group of Oceanic languages spoken in the large Melanesian islands of New Ireland and the Solomon Islands east of New Guinea. Composition A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref http language.psy.auckland.ac.nz austronesian research.php Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref supported the unity of Meso Melanesian, including Southeast Solomonic, at an 82 confidence level. In addition, it supported core Meso Melanesian, excluding Southeast Solomonic and Vitu Bali, at an 84 confidence level. The traditional group of New Ireland languages, however, was broken up, into Northwest Solomonic and New Ireland proper. Southeast Solomonic languages Southeast Solomonic languages of Guadalcanal, Gela, Malaita, Makira, and south Isabel in the Solomon Islands Bali Vitu languages Core Meso Melanesian St Matthias languages St Matthias Northwest Solomonic languages Northwest Solomonic languages of Choiseul, New Georgia, and Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands Nehan Bougainville languages Nehan Bougainville Austronesian languages of Bougainville New Ireland languages reduced languages of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea There is moderate support for some subgrouping, with broad Meso Melanesian, core Meso Melanesian, and Bougainville Northwest Solomonic each supported at about an 80 confidence level clade label1 82 1 clade 1 Southeast Solomonic label2 58 2 clade 1 Bali Vitu label2 84 2 clade 1 Admiralties label2 65 2 clade 1 New Ireland reduced label2 78 2 clade ... to other Melanesian languages, likely falls somewhere in the Bougainville Northwest Solomonic group. References Reflist Category Meso Melanesian languages es Lenguas mesomelanesias fr Langues m so ... more details
orphan date May 2010 Infobox New Caledonian political party party name Melanesian Progressive Union name native Union progressiste m lan sienne party logo File Flag of New Caledonia.svg 200px party wikicolourid FLNKS leader Victor Tutugoro foundation start date 1974 ideology Separatism , Melanesian socialism french None, close to the Socialist Party France Socialist Party european None europarl None international None colours Red headquarters rue Paul Doumer Centre ville br 98805 Noum a website CONGseats 0 SUDseats 1 NORDseats 1 ILESseats 0 The Melanesian Progressive Union lang fr Union progressiste m lan sienne , UPM is a militant Socialism socialist Secession pro independence political party in New Caledonia . It is a component of the National Union for Independence , which in turn is one of the two components of the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front FLNKS . History The UPM was founded in 1974 by Melanesian supporters of the Caledonian Union who were opposed to the leader of the party, the white Maurice Lenormand. At first a Trotskyist political party close to the Revolutionary Communist League France LCR in France , the party has since moderated to become a social democratic party. New Caledonian political parties Category Political parties in New Caledonia Category Secessionist organizations Category Socialist parties in France Category Melanesian socialism France party stub oceania party stub NewCaledonia stub ca Uni Progressista Melan sia fr Union progressiste m lan sienne ... more details
Taxobox name North Melanesian Cuckoo shrike image status regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Campephagidae genus Coracina species C. welchmani binomial Coracina welchmani binomial authority Henry Baker Tristram Tristram , 1892 synonyms The North Melanesian Cuckoo shrike Coracina welchmani ref http www.worldbirdnames.org n batises.html Worldbirdnames.org ref is a species of bird in the cuckoo shrike family. It is Endemism endemic to the Solomon Islands , specifically Santa Isabel Island . ref http ibc.lynxeds.com species north melanesian cuckoo shrike coracina welchmani ibc.lynxeds.com ref ref http findarticles.com p articles mi qa3793 is 200104 ai n8936651 ref It is considered by some ornithologist s to be a subspecies of Coracina caledonica . ref http avibase.bsc eoc.org species.jsp?avibaseid 0A14231E84EBE00A Avibase.bsc eoc.org ref ref http www.fatbirder.com species and families passerines campephagidae.html Fatbirder.com ref Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical moist montane s. References Reflist Category Coracina Category Animals described in 1892 Campephagidae stub pt Coracina caledonica ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Politics of Vanuatu The Melanesian Progressive Party is a political party in Vanuatu . At the last legislative elections in Vanuatu elections , 6 July 2004, the party won 4 out of 52 seats, an increase of 2 seats. Despite its small number of seats it has been important in setting up coalition governments since the 1990s. Its most prominent member is former prime minister Barak Sop . Vanuatuan political parties Category Political parties in Vanuatu Category Melanesian Progressive Party politicians Main Vanuatu stub Oceania party stub fr Parti progressiste m lan sien pl Melanezyjska Partia Post pu ru sh Melanezijska progresivna partija zh ... more details
The East Melanesian Islands , also known as the Solomons Vanuatu Bismarck moist forests , is a biogeographic region notable for its unique flora and fauna and species richness. The region is designated a biodiversity hotspot by Conservation International CI , and one of the outstanding Global 200 Global 200 ecoregions by the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF . As defined by CI, the hotspot lies east and northeast of New Guinea and encompasses some 1,600 islands with a land area of nearly 100,000 km , including the Bismarck Archipelago , Admiralty Islands , Solomon Islands , and the islands of Vanuatu . Politically, the hotspot includes parts of Papua New Guinea the Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands, and Bougainville Island Bougainville , and all of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. This hotspot includes a number of ecoregion s that make up the northeastern portion of the Australasia ecozone . The East Melanesian Islands have many plants and some animals whose ancestors arrived from neighboring New Guinea and New Caledonia , but differ from those islands in that they were never joined to a continent . Ecoregions of the East Melanesian Islands Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Papua New Guinea New Britain New Ireland lowland rain forests Papua New Guinea New Britain New Ireland montane rain forests Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands rain forests Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands Vanuatu rain forests Solomon Islands , Vanuatu External links http www.biodiversityhotspots.org xp hotspots east melanesia Pages default.aspx East Melanesian Islands Conservation International http www.panda.org about wwf where we work ecoregions solomons moist forests.cfm Solomons Vanuatu Bismarck moist forests A Global 200 ecoregion World Wide Fund for Nature Category Ecoregions Category Biodiversity hotspots Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests de Ostmelanesische Inseln eo Orient melaneziaj Insuloj ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Pan Melanesian Congress Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea . At the last legislative elections in Papua New Guinea elections , 15 29 June 2002, the party is said to have won 2 of 109 seats. Papua New Guinean political parties Category Political parties in Papua New Guinea PapuaNewGuinea party stub ... more details
Infobox language family name Indo Melanesian altname region Malay Archipelago and the Pacific familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 child1 Bornean languages Bornean ? child2 Nuclear Malayo Polynesian The Indo Melanesian languages are a branch of the Austronesian language family covering all of the Malay Archipelago and Pacific apart from the Philippines and the northern arm of Sulawesi . A 2008 lexicostatistical analysis found nearly full support for the unity of the Indo Melanesian languages. It found poor support for a Bornean languages Bornean branch, and moderate support for a Nuclear Malayo Polynesian proposed by Wouk and Ross 2002 on the basis of shared grammatical innovations Indo Melanesian 98 Bornean languages Bornean 65 Nuclear Malayo Polynesian languages Nuclear Malayo Polynesian 75 Languages Given the poor support for the unity of the Bornean languages, and indeed many of the constituent branches that have been proposed for Bornean, the established clades are listed separately here. There are in addition a large number of Nuclear Malayo Polynesian clades. Sabahan languages Sabahan unity not fully established Bekati languages Bekati Biyaduh languages Biyaduh Southern Land Dayak languages Southern Land Dayak ? Benyadu language Benyadu ? Sanggau language Sanggau East Barito languages East Barito West Barito languages West Barito Mahakam languages Mahakam ? Sama Bajaw languages Sama Bajaw per Blust 2006 North Sarawakan languages North Sarawakan Kayan Murik languages Kayan Murik Rejang Sajau languages Rejang Sajau Nuclear Malayo Polynesian languages Nuclear Malayo Polynesian see for listing References refbegin Fay Wouk and Malcolm Ross ed. , The history and typology of western Austronesian voice systems. Australian National University, 2002. http language.psy.auckland.ac.nz austronesian research.php Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database, 2008. refend See also Borneo Philippine languages Category Malayo Polynesian languages ... more details
Infobox Geopolitical organization name Melanesian Spearhead Group linking name the Melanesian Spearhead Group symbol type image symbol symbol width 1 image map Melanesian Spearhead Group.png membership type Members membership Collapsible list title 5 flagicon Fiji Fiji flagicon Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea flagicon Solomon Islands Solomon Islands flagicon Vanuatu Vanuatu Kanak Socialist Liberation admin center type Seat admin center flagicon Vanuatu Port Vila , Vanuatu leader title1 Director leader name1 flagicon Papua New Guinea Riva Ravusiro established event1 as Melanesian Spearhead Group established date1 1983 area magnitude 1 E 12 area km2 585,560 area sq mi 363,850 population estimate 8,348,000 population estimate year 2010 population density km2 35 GDP PPP US 20.512 billion 2010 GDP PPP year 2010 GDP PPP per capita US 2,457 currency Collapsible list title List of circulating currencies 4 flagicon Fiji Fijian dollar flagicon Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean kina flagicon Solomon ... a single entity footnote2 The Melanesian Spearhead Group MSG is an intergovernmental organization , composed ..., members signed the Agreement Establishing the Melanesian Spearhead Group , formalizing the group ..., 6 June 2008. ref One of the key features of the MSG is the Melanesian Spearhead Group Trade Agreement ... both in terms of International trade exports and imports is undertaken in a genuine spirit of Melanesian ... New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. At the 6th Melanesian Spearhead Group MSG Trade and Economic ... and meeting the requirements of Article 24 of the GATT WTO Agreement. More recently, the Melanesian ... Agreement Establishing the Melanesian Spearhead Group . http www.worldtradelaw.net fta agreements msgfta.pdf Melanesian Spearhead Group Trade Agreement . http www.pacificpolicy.org index.php?option com rubberdoc&view doc&id 3&format raw&Itemid 93 MSG trading on political capital and Melanesian ... de Melanesian Spearhead Group fr Groupe m lan sien Fer de lance ... more details
Taxobox name South Melanesian Cuckoo shrike image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Campephagidae genus Coracina species C. caledonica binomial Coracina caledonica binomial authority Johann Friedrich Gmelin Gmelin , 1788 synonyms The South Melanesian Cuckoo shrike Coracina caledonica is an uncommon species of bird in the cuckoo shrike family. It is found in New Caledonia , Bougainville Island , the Solomon Islands , and Vanuatu . The species is a large 32 37 cm cuckoo shrike with a long square tail and all over dark grey plumage . The eye of adults is yellow, whereas that of the juvenile is dark. Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical moist montane s. References IUCN2010 assessors BirdLife International year 2009 id 146789 title Coracina caledonica version 2010.3 downloaded 2010 10 19 aut Doughty , Chris aut Day , Nicolas & aut Plant , Andrew 1999 Birds of the Solomons, Vanuatu & New Caledonia , Christopher Helm, London Category Coracina Category Animals described in 1788 Campephagidae stub fr chenilleur cal donien nl Melanesische rupsvogel pt Coracina caledonica zh ... more details
The Melanesian Alliance Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea . The party was co founded by John Momis and John Kaputin in the late 1970s. ref name ency cite news first last title John Momis biography url http books.google.com books?id T5pPpJl8E5wC&pg PA296&lpg PA296&dq john momis born&source bl&ots CuoJhpJNu &sig qtc6 xX1hVPBBTRJbXB0GROVSU&hl en&ei SxAaTOWtH8LflgeXvNWlCg&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&ved 0CBgQ6AEwAQ v onepage&q john 20momis 20born&f false work The Pacific Islands an encyclopedia publisher date accessdate 2010 06 17 ref At the last legislative elections in Papua New Guinea elections , 15 29 June 2002, the party is said to have won 3 of 109 seats. The party won only 1 seat of the 109 seats in the recent 2007 General Elections. Dame Carol Kidu is therefore its only representative in Parliament. ref http www.theage.com.au articles 2002 07 14 1026185142096.html How a Brisbane girl became PNG s first white female MP , The Age , July 15, 2002 ref Notes reflist 2 br Papua New Guinean political parties Category Political parties in Papua New Guinea PapuaNewGuinea party stub sv Melanesiska Allianspartiet ... more details
The Melanesian Liberal Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea . The party won 2 out of 109 seats in the Papua New Guinean general election, 2007 2007 General Elections . ref This result is according to Papua New Guinean general election, 2007 . ref Following the 2007 election, it initially supported Prime Minister Michael Somare s government, as Party leader Allan Marat was appointed Attorney General and Justice Minister. In May 2010, however, Marat publicly criticised aspects of government policy, and resigned upon being asked to do so by the Prime Minister. He informed Somare that the MLP would no longer be supporting the government. ref name RNZI 53474 cite news url http www.rnzi.com pages news.php?op read&id 53474 title PNG gets new Attorney General and Justice Minister date May 10, 2010 work Radio New Zealand International accessdate October 23, 2011 ref References reflist Papua New Guinean political parties Category Liberal parties Category Political parties in Papua New Guinea Category Political parties established in 2007 liberalparty stub PapuaNewGuinea party stub ... more details
In Melanesian mythology specifically Vanuatu , Ul is a lunar deity . oceania myth stub Category Lunar deities Category Vanuatu mythology ... more details
Infobox language family name Bali Vitu region West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic fam4 Meso Melanesian languages Meso Melanesian ? sil 2468 16 Bali Vitu is a subgroup of the Meso Melanesian languages , and refers to the language or language family consisting of the closely related Uneapa language Bali or Uneapa and Vitu language Vitu or Muduapa . See also Papua New Guinea DEFAULTSORT Bali Vitu Languages Category Meso Melanesian languages Au lang stub hr Bali Vitu jezici ... more details
Infobox language family name Saint Matthias region Papua New Guinea familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic fam4 Meso Melanesian languages Meso Melanesian ? fam5 Core Meso Melanesian child1 Mussau Emira language Mussau Emira child2 Tenis language Tenis The St Matthias languages are a pair of Oceanic languages spoken in the St. Matthias Islands , Mussau Emira language Mussau Emira and Tenis language Tenis . Traditionally considered a primary branch of Oceanic, they have recently 2008 linked to the Meso Melanesian languages with moderate confidence 85 . ref http language.psy.auckland.ac.nz austronesian research.php Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref References Reflist Category Languages of Papua New Guinea Category Oceanic languages au lang stub hr St. Matthias jezici ... more details
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