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Native languages of Oceania fall into three major geographic groups:

The large Austronesian language family, with such languages as Malay (Indonesian), Tagalog (Filipino), and Polynesian languages such as Māori and Hawaiian
The various 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

Contact between Austronesian and Papuan resulted in several instances in mixed languages such as Maisin.

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^[1] and Guam^[2]

There are also creoles formed from the interaction of Malay or the colonial languages with indigenous languages, such as Tok Pisin, Bislama, Pijin, various Malay trade and creole languages, Samoan Plantation Pidgin, Hawaiian Pidgin, Norfuk, Pitkern,^[3] and Unserdeutsch

Finally, immigrants brought their own languages, such as Mandarin, Italian, Arabic, Cantonese, Greek and others in Australia,^[4] or Fiji Hindi in Fiji.

References

^ There are about 3000 total Spanish speakers in the country, but only 300 of them are native speakers
^ There are about 31000 total Spanish speakers in the territory, but only 1000 of them are native speakers
^ Barbosa da Silva, Diego (2019). "Política Linguística Na Oceania: Nas Fronteiras da Colonização e da Globalização". Alfa: Revista de Linguística. 63 (2): 317–347. doi:10.1590/1981-5794-1909-4. ISSN 0002-5216. S2CID 204627919.
^ "Main Features - Cultural Diversity in Australia". 21 June 2012.

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[1] There are about 3000 total Spanish speakers in the country, but only 300 of them are native speakers

[2] There are about 31000 total Spanish speakers in the territory, but only 1000 of them are native speakers

[3] Barbosa da Silva, Diego (2019). "Política Linguística Na Oceania: Nas Fronteiras da Colonização e da Globalização". Alfa: Revista de Linguística. 63 (2): 317–347. doi:10.1590/1981-5794-1909-4. ISSN 0002-5216. S2CID 204627919.

[4] "Main Features - Cultural Diversity in Australia". 21 June 2012.

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-Many languages are indigenous to Oceania; they belong to several families. The [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]] family is the most common, found throughout many Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
+[[File:Oceanic languages.svg|right|350px|thumb|The branches of the Oceanic languages
+{{legend|#FF8000|Admiralties and [[Yapese language|Yapese]]}}
-Australia is home to many diverse families of [[Languages_of_Australia|indigenous languages]]:
+{{legend|#FFD200|St Matthias}}
-*[[Pama-Nyungan languages]]
+{{legend|#00C800|Western Oceanic}}
-*[[Gunwinyguan languages]]
+{{legend|#640064|Temotu}}
-*[[Macro-Pama-Nyungan languages]]
+{{legend|#A00000|Southeast Solomons}}
-*[[Southwest Pama-Nyungan languages]]
+{{legend|#0000FF|Southern Oceanic}}
-*[[Bunaban languages]] (2 languages in two branches)
+{{legend|#DC00DC|Micronesian}}
-*[[Daly languages]] (11-19 languages in four branches, including Murrinh-Patha)
+{{legend|#BEBE00|Samoan-Polynesian}}
-*[[Limilngan languages]] (2 languages, extinct?)
+]]
-*[[Djeragan languages]] (3-5 languages in two branches)
+{{Culture of Oceania sidebar}}
-*[[Nyulnyulan languages]] (4-8 languages in one branch)
-*[[Wororan languages]] (7-12 languages in three branches)
+Native '''languages of [[Oceania]]''' fall into three major geographic groups:
-Also, the languages of European settlers and colonial powers are common in the region, such as English in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]] in [[Easter island]], and French in [[New Caledonia]], etc.
+* The large [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]] [[language family]], with such languages as [[Malay language|Malay]] ([[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]), [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] ([[Filipino language|Filipino]]), and [[Polynesian languages]] such as [[Māori language|Māori]] and [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]
-There are also [[creole language|creoles]] formed from the interaction of the European and indigenous languages, such as [[Tok Pisin]], [[Hawaiian Pidgin]], [[Norfuk]] and [[Pitkern]].
+* The various [[Aboriginal Australian languages|Aboriginal Australian language families]], including the large [[Pama–Nyungan languages|Pama–Nyungan]] family
+* The various [[Papuan languages|Papuan language families]] of [[New Guinea]] and neighbouring islands, including the large [[Trans–New Guinea languages|Trans–New Guinea]] family
+Contact between Austronesian and Papuan resulted in several instances in [[mixed languages]] such as [[Maisin language|Maisin]].
+Non-indigenous languages include:
+*[[English language|English]] in [[Australia]], [[Hawaii]], [[New Zealand]], and other territories
+*[[French language|French]] in [[French Polynesia]], [[New Caledonia]], [[Vanuatu]], and [[Wallis and Futuna]]
+*[[Hindi language|Hindi]] in [[Fiji]]
+*[[Japanese language|Japanese]] in [[Palau]]
+*[[Spanish language|Spanish]] in [[Easter Island]], [[Federated States of Micronesia|Micronesia]]<ref>There are about 3000 total Spanish speakers in the country, but only 300 of them are native speakers</ref> and [[Guam]]<ref>There are about 31000 total Spanish speakers in the territory, but only 1000 of them are native speakers</ref>
+There are also [[creole language|creoles]] formed from the interaction of Malay or the colonial languages with indigenous languages, such as [[Tok Pisin]], [[Bislama]], [[Pijin language|Pijin]], various [[Malay trade and creole languages]], [[Samoan Plantation Pidgin]], [[Hawaiian Pidgin]], [[Norfuk language|Norfuk]], [[Pitkern language|Pitkern]],<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Barbosa da Silva|first=Diego|title=Política Linguística Na Oceania: Nas Fronteiras da Colonização e da Globalização|date=2019|url=http://www.scielo.br/j/alfa/a/YPntRnVWDW5F8P8PYfJGPKd/?lang=en|journal= Alfa: Revista de Linguística |language=en|volume=63|issue=2|pages=317–347|doi=10.1590/1981-5794-1909-4|s2cid=204627919|issn=0002-5216|doi-access=free}}</ref> and [[Unserdeutsch]]
+Finally, immigrants brought their own languages, such as [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Arabic]], [[Cantonese]], [[Greek language|Greek]] and others in [[Australia]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/2071.0main+features902012-2013|title = Main Features - Cultural Diversity in Australia|date = 21 June 2012}}</ref> or [[Fiji Hindi]] in [[Fiji]].
 ==See also==
+{{Portal|Oceania|language}}
 * [[List of extinct languages of Oceania]]
+* [[Culture of Oceania]]
+* [[Languages of Africa]]
+* [[Languages of Asia]]
+* [[Languages of the United States]]
+==References==
-{{Template group
+{{Reflist}}
-|list =
-{{Languages of Oceania}}
-{{Countries and languages lists}}
-}}
+==External links==
-[[Category:Languages of Oceania]]
+* {{Commons category-inline}}
+{{Oceania topic|Languages of|state=expand}}
+{{Countries and languages lists}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Languages of Oceania}}
-{{au-lang-stub}}
+[[Category:Languages of Oceania| ]]

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Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue
Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

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