The Western Oceanic languages is a linkage of Oceanic languages, proposed and studied by . They make up a majority of the Austronesian languages spoken in New Guinea.
Classification The West Oceanic linkage is made up of three sub-linkages:. North New Guinea linkage Meso-Melanesian linkage Papuan Tip linkage
The center of dispersal was evidently near the Willaumez Peninsula on the north coast of New Britain.
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