St. Matthias languages
| Saint Matthias | |
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| Geographic distribution | Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | stma1240 |
Linguistic map of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea; the St Matthias languages are in the northwest | |
The St. Matthias languages are a small group of Oceanic languages spoken in the St. Matthias Islands of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.
They are generally treated as a distinct subgroup within the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family.
The group consists of two languages:
They are generally treated as a distinct subgroup within the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family.