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  2. Languages of Oceania. The branches of the Oceanic languages. Admiralties and Yapese. St Matthias. Western Oceanic. Temotu. Southeast Solomons. Southern Oceanic. Micronesian. Samoan-Polynesian. Native languages of Oceania fall into three major geographic groups:

  3. Oceanic languages, widespread, highly varied, and controversial language group of the Austronesian language family. Spoken on the islands of Oceania from New Guinea to Hawaii to Easter Island, certain of these languages share so little basic vocabulary that some scholars prefer to classify them in.

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  4. There are three different language groups recognized in the region: Austronesian, Australian, and Papuan languages.

  5. May 19, 2023 · The majority language in Oceania is English. Oceania has many indigenous languages, though many have been replaced by English and other European languages, where they are now endangered. Melanesia and Australia is home to over 5000 languages alone, with one of the greatest linguistic diversity in the world.

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