Vao
E603844
Vao is an Oceanic language spoken in northern Vanuatu, primarily on Vao Island off the coast of Malakula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vao canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Malakula languages area ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Vao (Vanuatu)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vao language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain | local community life on Vao Island ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | vao ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
SVO word order (subject–verb–object)
ⓘ
prepositional language ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguage |
Atchin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naman NERFINISHED ⓘ Uripiv NERFINISHED ⓘ V’ënen Taut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
prenasalized stops ⓘ |
| hasStatus | local language of Vao Island ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy | Vao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Southern Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| languageSubfamily | Oceanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Vanuatu ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Malakula region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Vao Island NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Vanuatu ⓘ |
| spokenOffCoastOf | Malakula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenOn | Vao Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.