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Wailapa language

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Native to
  
Native speakers
  
(100 cited 1981)

Glottolog
  
wail1242

Region
  
ISO 639-3
  
wlr

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicSouthern OceanicNorthern VanuatuNortheast Vanuatu – Banks IslandsWest SantoWailapa

Wailapa, or Ale, is an Oceanic language spoken on Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. It is in a dialect chain between Akei and Penantsiro, but these are not mutually intelligible.

References

Wailapa language Wikipedia


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