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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Statements (64)

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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Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
Lomwe of Milange → languageFamily → North Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Abma → subclassOf → Central Vanuatu language ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Abma → languageGroup → North-Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Apma language → languageSubgroup → North Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Sowa → languageSubgroup → Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Torres–Banks languages → subclassOf → Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Vanua Lava → hasLanguageSubgroup → North Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Mosina → subfamily → North–Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Olrat → subfamilyOf → North Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Koro (Gaua) language → isPartOf → North Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Nume → languageSubgroup → Northern Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Dorig → locatedInLanguageFamily → North Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Koro (Vanuatu) → subfamilyOf → North Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Lo → subfamily → Northern Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Torres–Banks language group → partOf → North–Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Merelava → hasLanguage → Vanuatu Oceanic language ⓘ
subject linked to: island of Merelava
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Vera’a → subclassOf → North Vanuatu language ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Uripiv → languageFamily → Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Rano → subgroupOf → North and Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Namakura → subfamilyOf → Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Norsup → locatedInLinguisticArea → Vanuatu linguistic area ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu languages
Malakula languages → subgroupOf → Vanuatu languages ⓘ