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(Text) CC BY-SA