Southeast Ambrym language
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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
| Southeast Ambrym | |
|---|---|
| Taveak | |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Ambrym Island |
Native speakers | 3,700 (2001)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tvk |
| Glottolog | sout2859 |
 Southeast Ambrym is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Southeast Ambrym, Vatlongos, or Taveak, is a language of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. It is closely related to Paamese.
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]Consonants[2] Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal Nasal m n ŋ Stop voiceless p t k prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ Fricative v s x h Lateral l Trill r
Vowels
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Southeast Ambrym at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Crowley, Terry (2002). "Southeast Ambrym". In Lynch, John; Ross, Malcolm; Crowley, Terry (eds.). The Oceanic Languages. Richmond: Curzon. pp. 660–670.
External links
[edit]- Ridge, Eleanor (2018-07-31). "Language Contexts: Vatlongos, Southeast Ambrym (Vanuatu)". Language Documentation and Description. 15: 87–122. doi:10.25894/LDD140.
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