Samoic languages

Samoic
Samoic
Samoic–Outlier
Geographic; distribution	Polynesian islands
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian? Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Central–Eastern Oceanic Central Pacific East Central Pacific Polynesian Nuclear Polynesian Samoic; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	East Uvean–Niuafo'ou; Ellicean; Futunic; Pukapuka; Samoan; Tokelauan;
Glottolog	None

The Samoic–Outlier languages, also known as Samoic languages, are a purported group of Polynesian languages, encompassing the Polynesian languages of Samoa, Tuvalu, American Samoa, Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna, and Polynesian outlier languages in New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The name "Samoic-Outlier" recognizes Samoan.

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