St. Matthias languages

St. Matthias languages

Infobox Language family
name=St. Matthias
region=Papua New Guinea
familycolor=Austronesian
fam2=Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
fam3=Nuclear MP
fam4=Central-Eastern MP
fam5=Eastern MP
fam6=Oceanic
child1=Mussau-Emira
child2=Tenis|

The family of St. Matthias languages is a subgroup of the Oceanic languages. It consists of 2 languages, Mussau-Emira and Tenis.

As the St. Matthias languages are probably a first order subgroup of the Oceanic languages, they are considered very important in the study of Oceanic languages.


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