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Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu
| Vao | |
|---|---|
| Region | Vao Island and northern Malakula, Vanuatu |
Native speakers | 1,900 (2001) [1] |
| 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 linguolabial consonants. [3][ example needed]
References
- ^ Vao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Ethnologue report for Vao
- ^ Ladefoged, Peter; Maddieson, Ian. The sounds of the world's languages. Blackwell Publishers. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9780631198147.
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