Micronesian languages
Oceanic language family of Micronesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The twenty Micronesian languages form a family of Oceanic languages. Micronesian languages are known for their lack of plain labial consonants; they have instead two series, palatalized and labio-velarized labials, similar to the related Loyalty Islands languages.
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Micronesian | |
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Geographic distribution | Micronesia |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
Proto-language | Proto-Micronesian |
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Glottolog | micr1243 |
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