Western Admiralty Island languages

Western Admiralty Island languages

Infobox Language family
name=Western Admiralty Islands
region=Western Admiralty Islands
familycolor=Austronesian
fam2=Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
fam3=Nuclear MP
fam4=Central-Eastern MP
fam5=Eastern MP
fam6=Oceanic
fam6=Admiralty Islands
child1=Kaniet
child2=Seimat
child3=Wuvulu-Aua

The family of Western Admiralty Island languages is a subgroup of the Admiralty Island languages. It consists of 3 languages, Kaniet, Seimat and Wuvulu-Aua.


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