West New Georgia languages

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West New Georgia
Geographic distribution:	New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands
Genetic classification:	Austronesian  Malayo-Polynesian (MP)   Nuclear MP    Central-Eastern MP     Eastern MP      Oceanic       Western Oceanic        Meso-Melanesian         New Ireland          South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic           New Georgia            West New Georgia
Subdivisions:	Duke Ghanongga Hoava Kusaghe Lungga Roviana Simbo Ughele

The family of West New Georgia languages is a subgroup of the New Georgia languages. It consists of eight languages spoken on New Georgia Island in the Solomon Islands.

[edit] Components

• Duke
• Ghanongga
• Hoava
• Kusaghe
• Lungga
• Roviana
• Simbo
• Ughele

[edit] External links

• Ethnologue report for West New Georgia languages