| North New Guinea | |
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| Geographic distribution | NorthernNew Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Glottolog | nort3206 |
TheNorth New Guinea languages ofPapua New Guinea andIndonesia form a possiblelinkage ofWestern Oceanic languages. They have been in heavy contact withPapuan languages.
According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002)[full citation needed], the structure of the family is as follows:
The center of dispersal was evidently near theVitiaz Strait betweenNew Britain and the New Guinea mainland.
The inclusion of Sarmi and Jayapura Bay is uncertain, and it may constitute a separate branch of Western Oceanic.