East Vanuatu languages
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| Linguistic classification: | Austronesian
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| Glottolog: | nort3195 (partial match)[1] |
East Vanuatu is a group of languages spoken in the north-eastern areas of the Vanuatu archipelago. They form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages .
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Languages
The languages included in the East Vanuatu group are, from north to south:[citation needed]
Torres and Banks Islands
- Torres
- Banks
- Lehali
- Löyöp (AKA Lehalurup)
- Mwotlap (AKA Motlav)
- Volow (AKA Valuwa)
- Alo-Teqel (extinct)
- Lemerig
- Vera'a (AKA Vatrata)
- Mwesen (AKA Mosina)
- Vurës (AKA Vureas)
- Mota
- Nume
- Dorig (AKA Wetamut)
- Koro
- Olrat
- Lakon (AKA Lakona)
- Mwerlap (AKA Merlav)
Phonological, grammatical and lexical data on the 17 languages of the Torres and Banks Is can be found in François (2005, 2007, 2011); François (2012) is a sociolinguistic study of the area.
Penama
- Ambae–Maewo family
- Sungwadia (AKA Marino)
- Central Maewo (AKA Peterara)
- Baetora
- East Ambae (AKA Lolovoli)
- West Ambae
- Pentecost family
Paama–Ambrym
Notes
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External links
- Map and information on the 17 Torres & Banks languages.
- Na Ganigogona: A Liturgy for Melanesia in Maewo (c. 1975)
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