Vao language
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Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu
| Vao | |
|---|---|
| Region | Vao Island and northern Malakula, Vanuatu |
Native speakers | 1,900 (2001)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vao |
| Glottolog | vaoo1237 |
 Vao is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Vao is an Austronesian language of the Oceanic branch spoken by about 1,900 people on Vao Island and on the nearby shores of Malakula Island, Vanuatu.[2]
Characteristics
Vao is one of the few languages of the world that possesses
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References
- ^ Vao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Ethnologue report for Vao
- ISBN 9780631198147.
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| Indigenous languages (Southern Oceanic and Polynesian) |
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| Maewo–Ambae– North Pentecost | ||
| South Pentecost | ||
| Espiritu Santo | ||
Southern
Oceanic
| Central Vanuatu |
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| South Vanuatu |
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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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