Valpei language
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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
Valpei | |
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Native to | Vanuatu |
Region | Espiritu Santo |
Native speakers | (300 cited 1983)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | vlp |
Glottolog | valp1237 |
ELP | Valpei |
Valpei is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
Valpei (Valpei-Hukua) is an Oceanic language spoken on the northern tip of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.
References
- ^ Valpei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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Indigenous languages (Southern Oceanic and Polynesian) |
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Loyalties– New Caledonia |
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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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