Languages of Oceania
Native languages of Oceania fall into three major geographic groups:
- The large Austronesian language family, with such languages as Malay, Tagalog, and Polynesian languages such as Māori and Hawaiian
- The various Aboriginal [Australian languages|Aboriginal Australian language families], including the large Pama–Nyungan family
- The various Papuan language families of New Guinea and neighbouring islands, including the large Trans–New Guinea family
Non-indigenous languages include:
- English in Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand, and other territories
- French in French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna
- Hindi in Fiji
- Japanese in Palau
- Spanish in Easter Island, Micronesia and Guam
Finally, immigrants brought their own languages, such as Mandarin, Italian, Arabic, Cantonese, Greek and others in Australia, or Fiji Hindi in Fiji.