The Samoic languages are one of the primary classes of Polynesian languages, encompassing the Polynesian languages of Samoa, Tuvalu, American Samoa, Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna, as well as a number of languages, spoken in parts of Tonga, the Cook Islands, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Specifically, the Samoic Languages are classified as "Samoic-Outlier", in recognition of the fact that Sāmoan is the most significant, and that the majority of the Polynesian languages spoken in Melanesia and Micronesia (called outliers) are members of this same family. This group is often called "Nuclear Polynesian". The Polynesian languages are a group of related languages spoken in the region known as Polynesia. ... The Sāmoan or Samoan language is the traditional language of Samoa and American Samoa and is an official language in both territories. ... Melanesia (from Greek black islands) is a region extending from the west Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia. ... Polynesian outliers are a number of Polynesian islands which lie in Melanesia and Micronesia. ...
Samoic-Outlier languages (and the areas where spoken) are classified thus:
Rapan is the language of Rapa, in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia.
The Samoiclanguages are one of the primary classes of Polynesian languages, encompassing the Polynesian languages of Samoa, Tuvalu, American Samoa, Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna, as well as a number of languages, spoken in parts of Tonga, the Cook Islands, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
Specifically, the SamoicLanguages are classified as "Samoic-Outlier", in recognition of the fact that Sāmoan is the most significant, and that the majority of the Polynesian languages spoken in scattered island communities in Melanesia and Micronesia (called outliers) are members of this same family.
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