Subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family
The North Vanuatu languages form a linkage of Southern Oceanic languages spoken in northern Vanuatu.
Languages.
Clark (2009).
Clark (2009) provides the following classification of the North Vanuatu languages, divided into two main geographic areas (Torres–Banks–Maewo–Ambae–Pentecost and Santo). Outlier (aberrant) languages identified by Clark (2009) are in "italics".
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François (2015).
The following list of 9 "Penama" North Vanuatu languages (that is, the North Vanuatu languages excluding the Torres–Banks and Espiritu Santo languages) is from François (2015:18–21).
References.
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