Daakaka

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
bpa
Alternate Names
Baiap, Dakaka, South Ambrym
Autonym
Daakaka
User Population

1,200 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Location

Malampa province: south Ambrym, between Sesivi and Baiap villages.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, East Vanuatu
Dialects

Sesivi. Several other dialects.

Language Use

Also use Bislama [bis], specifically in contexts where speakers of other languages are present (for example, in court).

Language Development

Videos. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Daakaka
Writing

Latin script [Latn], in development.