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Wailapa language

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Native to
  
Vanuatu

Native speakers
  
(100 cited 1981)

Glottolog
  
wail1242

Region
  
Espiritu Santo

ISO 639-3
  
wlr

Language family
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic Northern Vanuatu Northeast Vanuatu – Banks Islands West Santo Wailapa

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