Vanuatu languages

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Vanuatu languages are a diverse group of closely related Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken across the islands of Vanuatu, known for their high linguistic density and variety.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian languages
Oceanic languages
language group
areEndangered many individual Vanuatu languages
areInfluencedBy Bislama
English
French
areKnownFor world-leading language density per capita
areSpokenOn Ambrym
Aneityum
Banks Islands
Efate
Epi
Erromango
Espiritu Santo
Malakula
Pentecost Island
Tanna
Torres Islands
areStudiedIn Austronesian linguistics
hasApproximateNumberOfLanguages over 100
hasProperty closely related languages
high degree of multilingualism among speakers
high language diversity
high linguistic density
primarily vernacular use
small speaker populations per language
includesLanguage Apma
Bislama
Hiw
Kwamera
Lakon
Lemerig
Lenakel
Lo-Toga
Mota
Mwerlap
Mwotlap
Nafe
Nafe (Emae) language
Nafe (Nguna) language
Nakanamanga
Naman
Nese
Nokuku
North Efate
Paama
Raga
Sakao
South Efate
Sye
Tamambo
Unua
Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin
Vurës
locatedIn Melanesia
South Pacific Ocean
partOf Austronesian language family
Southern Oceanic language group
spokenIn Vanuatu
subclassOf Central Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages

Southern Oceanic languages
typicalWordOrder SVO
writingSystem Latin script

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Austronesian languages hasSubfamily Vanuatu languages
Austronesian languages hasSubfamily North and Central Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Austronesian languages hasSubfamily South Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Austronesian languages hasSubfamily North and Central Vanuatu languages subgroup
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Vanuatu languages subclassOf Central Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Proto-Oceanic language hasDescendant Proto-South Vanuatu language
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Paama languageFamily Central Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Vurës subfamilyOf North Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Lakon languageBranch Northern Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Hiw languageSubgroup Northern Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Mwerlap subclassOf North Vanuatu language
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Mwerlap geneticAffiliation North Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin subclassOf Central Vanuatu language
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Unua languageSubgroup Central Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Raga partOfLanguageSubgroup North Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Sakao languageFamily North Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Southern Oceanic languages hasSubgroup Central Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Southern Oceanic languages hasSubgroup Southern Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Tamambo languageFamily Northern Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
North Efate subgroup Central Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
South Efate subfamily Central Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Banks Islands hasLanguageSubgroup North-Central Vanuatu languages
linked to: Vanuatu languages