Central Pacific languages

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Central Pacific Fijian-Polynesian
Geographic distribution:	Fiji and Polynesia
Genetic classification:	Austronesian  Malayo-Polynesian   Oceanic    Central Pacific
Subdivisions:	East Fijian West Fijian–Rotuman Polynesian
The Central Pacific languages Pink is Eastern Fijian-Rotuman, and ocher West Fijian-Polynesian (not shown: Rapa Nui)

The family of Central Pacific or Fijian-Polynesian languages is a branch of the Central-Eastern Oceanic languages. It has 45 languages.

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Analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database (2008)^[1] gave full support to the unity of Central Pacific, of a primary split with Bau (East Fijian), a secondary split with Rotuman (West Fijian), and the unity of Polynesian. This contradicts the traditional classification of the East Fijian languages being closest to Polynesian.

• East Fijian languages
• West Fijian–Polynesian
  • West Fijian–Rotuman languages
  • Polynesian languages

The same analysis showed a relationship with the Micronesian languages at a 70% confidence level.

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