List of extinct languages of Oceania

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This article is a list of languages and dialects that have no native speakers, no spoken descendants, and that diverged from their parent language in Oceania. The languages listed are spoken in Australia, Hawaii, Kiribati, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands,Tonga, and Western New Guinea.

Australia

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

(was also spoken in South Australia)

South Australia

(was also spoken in Victoria)

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Hawaii

Kiribati

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Vanuatu

Western New Guinea

See also

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