Raja Ampat–South Halmahera languages

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title: Raja Ampat–South Halmahera languages
text: The Raja Ampat–South Halmahera languages are a branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages of eastern Indonesia. They are spoken on islands in the Halmahera Sea, and on its margins from the south-eastern coast of Halmahera to the Raja Ampat Islands off the western tip of New Guinea. The languages of the Raja Ampat Islands show a strong Papuan substratum influence; it is not clear that they are actually Austronesian as opposed to relexified Papuan languages. Remijsen (2001) and Blust (1978) linked the
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description: Branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages
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