Bible translations into Oceanic languages have a relatively closely related and recent history. Language family Oceanic The Oceanic languages tree also encompasses other languages, such as Fijian. Pama-Nyungan and other Indigenous Australian languages Various Australian Aboriginal languages in the Pama-Nyungan family have partial Bible translations. Some have complete New Testaments and partially-complete Old Testaments too, including Arrernte, Pitjantjatjara, Warlpiri, Pintupi-Luritja, Tiwi, Torres Strait Creole and Yolŋgu Matha. However, only one of them has a complete Bible translation (Old and New Testaments); Australian Kriol, a creole language spoken by almost 40,000 people in parts of the Northern Territory and the Kimberley region of Western Australia, which took 25 years to complete. It was completed in 2019. Polynesian The following is a simplified version of the language tree of Polynesian languages showing only the major languages: Tongic: Tongan Niuean Nuclear Polynesian: Anuta Rennell-Bellona (Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna) Ellicean (9 languages) Tuvaluan Samoan Tikopia Vaeakau-Taumako: Pileni (and Taumako; on the Reef Islands in the Solomons) Eastern Polynesian 12 languages - including: Rapa Nui language (on Easter Island), Rapan language (on Rapa Iti), Hawaiian, Marquesan language (Marquesas Islands), Mangarevan, (Gambier Islands), Māori (New Zealand), Tuamotuan (spoken throughout the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia) Rarotongan (southern Cook Islands), Manihiki, Penrhyn (Penrhyn Island), Tahitian, and Austral (in the Austral Islands) Vanuatu-Loyalty Outliers Emaic - Fagauvea (of French New Caledonia) Futuna-Aniwan or West Futunan (Futuna Island, Vanuatu) Australian Kriol Futunan Futunan is the main language of the New Hebrides. The first portions of the Bible on Aniwa Island was Mark and Matthew, translated by John Gibson Paton. These were published in Melbourne in 1877. In 1880 Acts was printed at Melbourne under the care of Mr. Paton's sons. In 1882-3 John, 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, 1st, 2nd, 3rd John and Jude were printed at Melbourne. Paton's translation of the complete New Testament was published in 1899. Gilbertese Hiram Bingham II, Congregationalist, translated at least parts of the Bible into Gilbertese. Hawaiian Māori The Bible was translated into the Māori language in the 19th century by missionaries sponsored by the Church Missionary Society. In 1826, the Rev. William Williams started work on the translation of the Bible into the Māori language. The Rev. Robert Maunsell worked with William Williams on the translation of the Bible. William Williams concentrated on the New Testament; Maunsell worked on the Old Testament, portions of which were published in 1827,