Southern Oceanic languages
| Southern Oceanic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Vanuatu, New Caledonia |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
|
| Proto-language | Proto-Southern Oceanic |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
Southern Oceanic | |
The Southern Oceanic languages are a linkage (rather than family) of Oceanic languages spoken in Vanuatu and New Caledonia. It was proposed by John Lynch in 1995 and supported by later studies. It appears to be a linkage rather than a language family with a clearly defined internal nested structure.