CentralSubgroup of 12 languagesAncestorsAustronesian 1256Malayo-Polynesian 1234Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian 722Eastern Malayo-Polynesian 555Oceanic 514Central-Eastern Oceanic 230Remote Oceanic 195Central Pacific 45East Fijian-Polynesian 42Polynesian 38Nuclear 36East 13CentralDescendants Marquesic 4 Tahitic 7