Ngero–Vitiaz languages

Ngero–Vitiaz
Ngero–Vitiaz
Geographic; distribution	Northern New Guinea
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Ngero–Vitiaz; ; ; ; ;
Proto-language	Proto-Ngero–Vitiaz
Glottolog	nger1241

The Ngero–Vitiaz languages form a linkage of Austronesian languages in northern Papua New Guinea. They are spoken, from west to east, in Madang Province, Morobe Province, and New Britain.

Classification

According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows:^[1]

Ngero–Vitiaz
- Ngero family
  - Bariai linkage: Bariai, Kove, Lusi, Malalamai
  - Tuam linkage: Gitua, Mutu
- Vitiaz linkage
  - Bel family
    - Astrolabe (East Bel) linkage: Awad Bing, Mindiri, Wab
    - Nuclear Bel (West Bel) linkage: Marik (Dami, Ham), Gedaged, Bilibil, Takia, Matukar
  - Southwest New Britain linkage
    - Bibling linkage: Lamogai, Mouk-Aria
    - Pasismanua linkage: Aigon, Miu, Kaulong–Karore, Sengseng
    - Arawe linkage:^{[citation needed]}
      - East Arawe: Akolet, Avau, Bebeli, Lesing-Gelimi
      - West Arawe: Solong, Apalik (Ambul), Gimi, Aiklep
      - ?Mangseng
  - Mengen family: Lote, Mamusi, Mengen
  - Maleu
  - Korap linkage: Arop-Lukep, Karnai, Malasanga, Mur Pano
  - Mbula
  - Roinji–Nenaya: Mato, Ronji
  - Sio
  - Tami
  - Amara

^ Lynch, John, Malcolm Ross & Terry Crowley. 2002. The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press.

Ngero–Vitiaz
Geographic distribution	Northern New Guinea
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Ngero–Vitiaz
Proto-language	Proto-Ngero–Vitiaz
Glottolog	`nger1241`