Western Oceanic languages
The Western Oceanic languages is a linkage of Oceanic languages, proposed and studied by. They make up a majority of the Austronesian languages spoken in New Guinea.
Classification
The West Oceanic linkage is made up of three sub-linkages:- North [New Guinea languages|North New Guinea] linkage
- Meso-Melanesian linkage
- Papuan [Tip languages|Papuan Tip] linkage