Southeast Ambrym language
Appearance
Southeast Ambrym | |
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Taveak | |
Native to | 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
Consonants
Consonants[2] Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal Nasalm nŋ Stopvoiceless p tk prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ Fricativev s x h Lateral lTrill r
Vowels
References
- ^ 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
- Ridge, Eleanor (2018-07-31). "Language Contexts: Vatlongos, Southeast Ambrym (Vanuatu)". Language Documentation and Description. 15: 87–122. doi:10.25894/LDD140.