SouthernSubgroup of 1 languagesAncestorsAustronesian 1256Malayo-Polynesian 1234Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian 722Eastern Malayo-Polynesian 555Oceanic 514Western Oceanic 240North New Guinea 106Ngero-Vitiaz 44Vitiaz 38Bel 8Nuclear Bel 5SouthernMarik dad, a language of Papua New Guinea