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Native languages of Oceania fall into three major geographic groups:

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

Colonial languages include:

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.

^ 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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 *[[Hindi language|Hindi]] in [[Fiji]]
 *[[Japanese language|Japanese]] in [[Palau]] and the [[Bonin Islands]]
-*[[Spanish language|Spanish]] in [[Easter Island]], in [[Micronesia]]<ref>There are about 3000 total Spanish speaker who speak Spanish, but only 300 of them are native speakers</ref> and [[Guam]]
+*[[Spanish language|Spanish]] in [[Easter Island]], in [[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]]

v t e Languages of Oceania
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