East Santo languages

East Santo
Geographic
distribution
Eastern Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
Linguistic classification Austronesian
Glottolog east2754  (partial match)[1]

Despite its recent interest within the tourism industry, the East Santo languages form a branch of the North and Central Vanuatu languages. The main communities which speak the respective languages include Luganville and Saraoutou – both heavily populated areas within the east of Espiritu Santo.

Languages

North
Sakao
South
Butmas-Tur, Lorediakarkar, Polonombauk, Shark Bay

References

  1. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "East Santo". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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