Southeast Ambrym language

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Southeast Ambrym
Taveak
Native to
Ambrym Island
Native speakers
3,700 (2001)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tvk
Glottologsout2859
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
Nasal
m
n
ŋ
Stop
voiceless p
t
k
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ
Fricative
v s x h
Lateral
l
Trill
r

Vowels

Vowels[2]
Front Back
High
i u
Mid e o
Low
æ a

References

  1. ^ Southeast Ambrym at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Crowley, Terry (2002). "Southeast Ambrym". In Lynch, John; Ross, Malcolm; Crowley, Terry (eds.). The Oceanic Languages. Richmond: Curzon. pp. 660–670.