Ngero–Vitiaz languages

Ngero–Vitiaz
Geographic; distribution:	Northern New Guinea
Linguistic classification:	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Ngero–Vitiaz; ; ; ; ;
	; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Glottolog:	nger1241

The Ngero–Vitiaz languages form a linkage of Austronesian languages in northern Papua New Guinea.

Classification

According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows:^[2]

Ngero family
- Bariai linkage: Bariai, Kove, Lusi, Malalamai
- Tuam linkage: Gitua, Mutu
Vitiaz linkage
- Bel family
  - Astrolabe (East Bel) linkage: Awad Bing, Mindiri, Wab
  - Nuclear Bel (West Bel) linkage: Marik (Dami, Ham), Gedaged, Bilibil, Takia, Matukar
- Southwest New Britain linkage (see)
  - Bibling linkage: Lamogai, Mouk-Aria
  - Pasismanua linkage: Aigon, Miu, Kaulong–Karore, Sengseng
  - Arawe linkage:^{[citation needed]}
    - East Arawe: Akolet, Avau, Bebeli, Lesing-Gelimi
    - West Arawe: Solong, Apalik (Ambul), Gimi, Aiklep
    - ?Mangseng
- Mengen family: Lote, Mamusi, Mengen
- Maleu
- Korap linkage: Arop-Lukep, Karnai, Malasanga, Mur Pano
- Mbula
- Roinji–Nenaya: Mato, Ronji
- Sio
- Tami
- Amara

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↑ Lynch, John, Malcolm Ross & Terry Crowley. 2002. The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press.

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Ngero–Vitiaz
Geographic distribution:	Northern New Guinea
Linguistic classification:	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Ngero–Vitiaz

Glottolog:	`nger1241`^[1]