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.

Aliases (4)
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 →
Southern Oceanic languages →
typicalWordOrder SVO →
writingSystem Latin script →
Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Austronesian languages →
Austronesian languages ("North and Central Vanuatu languages") →
Austronesian languages ("South Vanuatu languages") →
Austronesian languages ("North and Central Vanuatu languages subgroup") →
hasSubfamily
Vanuatu languages ("Central Vanuatu languages") →
subclassOf
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