Daakaka language
E608747
The Daakaka language is an Oceanic language spoken by communities on Ambrym Island in Vanuatu.
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
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Daakie language