Vanuatu languages

E28901
Austronesian languages Oceanic languages language group

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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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Central Vanuatu languages 6
North Vanuatu languages 4
Northern Vanuatu languages 3

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 (Nguna) language ⓘ
surface form: 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 languages ⓘ
surface form: Austronesian language family

Southern Oceanic languages ⓘ
surface form: Southern Oceanic language group
spokenIn Vanuatu ⓘ
subclassOf Vanuatu languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Central Vanuatu languages

Southern Oceanic languages ⓘ
typicalWordOrder SVO ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

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

Austronesian languages → hasSubfamily → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
Austronesian languages → hasSubfamily → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: North and Central Vanuatu languages
Austronesian languages → hasSubfamily → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Vanuatu languages
Austronesian languages → hasSubfamily → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: North and Central Vanuatu languages subgroup
Vanuatu languages → subclassOf → Vanuatu languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Vanuatu languages
Proto-Oceanic language → hasDescendant → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Proto-South Vanuatu language
Paama → languageFamily → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Vanuatu languages
Vurës → subfamilyOf → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Vanuatu languages
Lakon → languageBranch → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Vanuatu languages
Hiw → languageSubgroup → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Vanuatu languages
Mwerlap → subclassOf → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Vanuatu language
Mwerlap → geneticAffiliation → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Vanuatu languages
Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin → subclassOf → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Vanuatu language
Unua → languageSubgroup → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Vanuatu languages
Raga → partOfLanguageSubgroup → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Vanuatu languages
Sakao → languageFamily → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Vanuatu languages
Southern Oceanic languages → hasSubgroup → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Vanuatu languages
Southern Oceanic languages → hasSubgroup → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Vanuatu languages
Tamambo → languageFamily → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Vanuatu languages
North Efate → subgroup → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Vanuatu languages
South Efate → subfamily → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Vanuatu languages
Banks Islands → hasLanguageSubgroup → Vanuatu languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: North-Central Vanuatu languages