Port Sandwich language
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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
| Port Sandwich | |
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| Lamap | |
| Native to | Malekula |
Native speakers | 1,200 (2001)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | psw |
| Glottolog | port1285 |
| ELP | Port Sandwich |
 Port Sandwich is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Port Sandwich, or Lamap, is an
Malekula, Vanuatu, on the eastern tip of the island. It was first described in 1979 by French linguist Jean-Michel Charpentier.[2]
Nisvai is a separate language.[3]
References
- ^ Port Sandwich at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ISBN 9782852970564. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ISBN 0-85883-469-3.
External links
- Materials on Lamap are included in the open access Paradisec
- Aviva MPI Shimelman collection of Lamap materials available on Paradisec
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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