Lonwolwol

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A language of Vanuatu

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Alternate Names
Ambrym, Craig Cove, Fali, Fanting, Raljago, West Ambrym
User Population

6 (2014 Daily Post).

Location

Malampa province: west Ambrym island, Dip Point area; Efate island, Maat village.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

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
Typology

17 consonants and 6 vowels; free stress.

Language Use

Elderly only. Shifted to Bislama [bis].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1899–1949.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lonwolwol
Writing

Latin script [Latn].