Nuclear Polynesian languages

Nuclear Polynesian refers to those languages comprising the Samoic and the Eastern Polynesian branches of the Polynesian group of Austronesian languages.

The Eastern Polynesian group comprises two major subgroups: Rapa Nui, spoken on Easter Island, and , which is itself composed of Rapan, and the Marquesic and Tahitic languages.

Nuclear Polynesian is differentiated, among Polynesian languages, by its distinguishing characteristics from the Tongic languages spoken in most of Tonga and in Niue.

Languages[]

• Samoic
  • East Uvean–Niuafo'ou languages
  • Ellicean languages
  • Futunic languages
  • Pukapuka
  • Samoan
  • Tokelauan
• Eastern Polynesian
  • Rapa Nui
  • Central Eastern Polynesian
    • Rapa
    • Marquesic languages
      • Hawaiian
      • Marquesan
        • Northern
        • Southern
      • Mangerevan
    • Tahitic languages
      • Austral
      • Māori
      • Tuamotuan
      • Penrhyn
      • Rarotongan
      • Rakahanga-Manihiki
      • Tahitian

Alternative classification[]

• Futunic languages
• Pukapuka
• Ellicean languages
  • Samoic
    • Samoan
    • Tokelauan
  • Ellicean–Outlier
    • Tuvaluan
    • Nukuoro
    • Kapingamarangi
    • Nukuria
    • Takuu
    • Nukumanu
    • Ontong Java
    • Sikaiana
    • Pileni
  • Eastern Polynesian

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