Ambae, West

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A language of Vanuatu

Alternate Names

Duidui, Opa

Havakinau

User Population

8,700 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Penama province: west Ambae (Aoba, Leper’s) island.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

Walaha, Nduindui (Duindui). Many dialects.

Language Development

NT: 1984–2018.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Ambae, West

Latin script [Latn].