| Proto-Central Pacific | |
|---|---|
| PCP | |
| Reconstruction of | Central Pacific languages |
| Region | Fiji |
Reconstructed ancestors | |
| Lower-order reconstructions | |
Proto-Central Pacific (abbreviated as PCP) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Central Pacific languages. It belongs to the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian languages.
It was first proposed by George W. Grace in 1959,[1] who also named the subgroup in 1967.[2] It was reconstructed by C.F. Hockett in 1976.[3]
- ^ Grace, George W. (1959), "The position of the Polynesian languages within the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family", Memoir 16
- ^ Grace, George W. (1967), The effect of heterogeneity in the lexicostatistical test list: the case of Rotuman
- ^ Hockett, C.F. (May 1976), "The Reconstruction of Proto-Central Pacific", Anthropological Linguistics, 18 (5): 187–235
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