The large number of languages found in Melanesia tells us what about the inhabitants of these islands?
A. Written languages were extremely difficult to develop in the Island Pacific.
B. Inhabitants of different islands had little contact with one another.
C. Melanesians descended from a multitude of different settler communities.
D. Exchange and contact between the inhabitants of different islands was virtually impossible until the modern era.
Answer: B
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