West Santo languages
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| Geographic distribution: | Northeast Vanuatu |
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| Glottolog: | espi1234 (partial match)[1] |
The two dozen West Santo languages form one (Clark 2009) or two (Lynch 1995) branches of the Vanuatu languages.
The languages are:[2]
- Northwest Santo family
- Valpei, Nokuku, Vunapu, Piamatsina, Tolomako, Tasmate
- Northeast Santo family
- Wusi, Akei, Tiale–Merei, Navut, Wailapa, Kiai (Fortsenal), Roria, Amblong, Morouas, Tangoa, Araki, Mafea, Tutuba, Aore, Malo (Tamambo), Narango, Tambotalo
References
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Espiritu Santo". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Lynch, John, Malcolm Ross & Terry Crowley. 2002. The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press.