Central Vanuatu languages

Central Vanuatu linkage
Geographic distribution	Vanuatu
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Nuclear MP Central-Eastern MP Eastern MP Oceanic Central-Eastern Southern Oceanic Nuclear Southern Oceanic Central Vanuatu linkage
Language codes

The languages of the Central Vanuatu linkage belong to the Nuclear Southern Oceanic language family. There are five languages, all spoken in the province of Shefa, central Vanuatu, on the islands of Epi, Éfaté, and the many small islands of the Shepherds Group.

Components

• Eton
• Lelepa
• Namakura
• North Efate