Southeast Solomonic languages

Southeast Solomonic
Southeast Solomonic
Geographic; distribution	Eastern Solomon Islands
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Central–Eastern Oceanic Southeast Solomonic; ; ; ;
Proto-language	Proto-Southeast Solomonic
Subdivisions	Gela–Guadalcanal; Malaita – San Cristobal;
Glottolog	sout2853
	Southeast Solomons

The family of Southeast Solomonic languages forms a branch of the Oceanic languages. It consists of some 26 languages covering the Eastern Solomon Islands, from the tip of Santa Isabel to Makira. The fact that there is little diversity amongst these languages, compared to groups of similar size in Melanesia, suggests that they dispersed in the relatively recent past. Bugotu, Gela and "supposedly" Lengo are three of the most conservative languages.

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