Claim: The Proto Micronesian language has similar reflexes as other Proto Oceanic languages such as Proto Chuukic-Pohnpeic, and Proto-Pohnpeic (which in itself, is a subgroup of the Chuukic–Pohnpeic language.)
Evidence: Pohnpeic, also rendered Ponapeic, is a subgroup of the Chuukic–Pohnpeic branch of Micronesian in the Austronesian language family. Proto-Pohnpeic reflexes of Proto Oceanic consonants *p *pÊ· *m *mÊ· *k *ŋ *y *w *c *r *l *n *p *pÊ· *m *mÊ· *k *ŋ *y *w *c *r *l *n *p *pÊ· *m *mÊ· *k *ŋ *y *w *c *r *l *n