West Ambae language

West Ambae (also known as Duidui, the principal dialect, and Opa, and old name for the island) is an Oceanic language spoken on Ambae, Vanuatu. Recognized dialects of West Ambae include Walaha and Nduindui (Duindui). The New Testament was published in West Ambae in 1984.

West Ambae
Native toVanuatu
RegionAmbae
Native speakers
8,700 (2001)[1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3nnd
Glottologwest2513[2]

References

  1. West Ambae at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "West Ambae". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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