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When did Lapita culture speakers establish themselves in the Bismarck Archipelago?
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Austronesian languages
Major divisions of the Austronesian languages.
Speakers of the Lapita culture, who were Austronesian speakers, established themselves in the Bismarck Archipelago by 2000 bce, which is approximately 4,000 years ago.12