Central Vanuatu languages

The Central Vanuatu languages form a linkage of Southern Oceanic languages spoken in central Vanuatu.Clark (2009) provides the following classification of the Central Vanuatu languages, divided into geographic areas.[1] Outlier (aberrant) languages identified by Clark (2009) are in italics.Clark's Central Vanuatu branch is wider in scope,[clarification needed] including not only the Shepherd–Efate languages, but also the Malakula and Ambrym–Paama–Epi languages.Additionally, the extinct Sowa language was formerly spoken in central Vanuatu.
VanuatuLinguistic classificationAustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicSouthern OceanicISO 639-3GlottologlinkageSouthern Oceanic languagesMalakulaMalakula languagesNortheast MalakulaUripivMpotovoroMalua BayV’ënen TautLarevatNeve’eiNavavaNevwervwerPangkumuBanam BayLendamboiNasarianMaskelynesPort SandwichSinesipNaha’aiAmbrym IslandNorth AmbrymWest AmbrymSouth AmbrymPaama IslandSoutheast AmbrymPaameseEpi IslandBiereboBieriaShepherd IslandsNakanamangaNamakirEfate IslandSouth EfateAmbrymFanbakDaakiePort VatoDaakakaDalkalaenRaljagoLonwolwolLamenuVarmaliBonkovia-YevaliBurumbaNamakuraMakuraTongoaTongarikiLelepaHavannah HarbourErakorSowa languageFrançois, AlexandreNorthVanuatuTorres–BanksLo-TogaLehaliLöyöpMwotlapLemerigVera’aVurësMwesenMwerlapSun̄wadiaSun̄wadagaBaetoraDuiduiNortheast AmbaeEspiritu SantoCape CumberlandNokukuTolomakoTasirikiTangoaM̈av̈eaTutubaTamamboShark BaySouth VanuatuSie / ErromanganSorungKwamera (South Tanna)Southwest TannaLenakel (West Tanna)Whitesands (East Tanna)North TannaAneityumNengoneNdrumbeaNumèèXârâcùùXârâgurèTîrîVamaleHavekeCèmuhîPaicîPwaameiPwapwaBwatooHmwavekeWaamwangYuangaNyâlayuextinct statusAustronesian languagesFormosanTsouicNorthern FormosanEast FormosanNorthwest Sumatra–Barrier IslandsLampungJavaneseMadureseBali–Sasak–SumbawaPhilippineBatanicNorthern LuzonCentral LuzonNorthern MindoroGreater Central PhilippineKalamianSouth MindanaoSangiricMinahasanBaritoGreater North BorneoSabahanNorth SarawakanMelanau–KajangKayan–MurikLand DayakSundaneseRejangMoklenicCelebicBungku–TolakiMuna–ButonSaluan–BanggaiTomini–TolitoliSouth SulawesiMakassarNorthern South SulawesiCentralSumba–FloresFlores–LembataSelaruKei–TanimbarTimoricCentral MalukuEasternHalmahera SeaCenderawasihAdmiraltySt. MatthiasTemotuSoutheast SolomonicMicronesianCentral PacificWesternMeso-MelanesianNorth New GuineaPapuan TipSouthern