Amblong language
(Redirected from Varavara language)
| Amblong | |
|---|---|
| Varavara, Aje | |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Espiritu Santo |
Native speakers | 300 (2015)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | alm |
| Glottolog | ambl1237 |
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 Amblong is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Amblong is an Oceanic language or dialect[2] spoken on inland southeastern Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu, in the village of Amblong.[2][3]
The language is probably endangered; children do not tend to learn it.[4]
Names
[edit | edit source]The alternate names for Amblong are Varavara and Aje.[5]
Classification
[edit | edit source]Amblong is generally classified as a language,[5][6] but has also been tentatively classified as a dialect of the proposed South-Central Santo language along with Ande and Narango.[2]
Selected vocabulary
[edit | edit source]The list below is a selected sample of words in Amblong:[7]
| Amblong | English |
|---|---|
| moyi | mosquito |
| mo-tol | three |
| oragʷe | he |
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