Daakaka language

E608747

The Daakaka language is an Oceanic language spoken by communities on Ambrym Island in Vanuatu.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Daakie language 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Oceanic language
language
closelyRelatedTo Daakie language
Lonwolwol language NERFINISHED
North Ambrym language NERFINISHED
continent Oceania
country Vanuatu NERFINISHED
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicity Daakaka people NERFINISHED
hasAcademicDescription grammatical description by linguist Anna von Prince
hasAlternativeName Daakaka NERFINISHED
Dakaka NERFINISHED
South Ambrym language NERFINISHED
hasDialects village-based varieties on Ambrym Island
hasGrammaticalFeature complex aspect and mood marking
pronominal number distinctions including singular, dual and plural
verb-initial word order tendencies
hasMorphologicalType moderately agglutinative
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
rich consonant inventory typical of Central Vanuatu languages
hasSpeakerCommunity villages in southwestern Ambrym
hasWordOrder flexible word order with verb-initial patterns
ISO639-3Code bpa
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
Oceanic languages NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone UTC+11
neighboringLanguage Bislama NERFINISHED
Daakie language
Lonwolwol language
North Ambrym language
partOf South Ambrym linguistic area NERFINISHED
region Ambrym Island NERFINISHED
Malampa Province NERFINISHED
Vanuatu NERFINISHED
spokenIn Ambrym Island NERFINISHED
Vanuatu NERFINISHED
status minority language in Vanuatu
subclassOf Central Vanuatu language
subjectOf Daakaka reference grammar NERFINISHED
lexicographic and documentation projects in Vanuatu
usedFor everyday communication in Daakaka communities
usedIn local customary practices and ceremonies
traditional oral narratives
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Ambrym hasLanguage Daakaka language
Ambrym hasLanguage Daakaka language
this entity surface form: Daakie language