Lemerig is an Oceanic language spoken on Vanua Lava, in Vanuatu. The language is no longer actively spoken. The 2 remaining speakers live on the northern...
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geographically, from NW to SE): Hiw, Lo-Toga, Lehali, Löyöp, Volow, Mwotlap, Lemerig, Vera'a, Vurës, Mwesen, Mota, Nume, Dorig, Koro, Olrat, Lakon, and Mwerlap...
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related language Vurës. Together with speakers of Veraʼa, speakers of the now moribund language Lemerig moved to the village of Veraʼa. Lemerig is remembered...
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Open back rounded vowel (category Articles containing Lemerig-language text)
low back rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this...
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either of these two languages: one of the names (better spelled Päk) given to the Lemerig language the Pak-Tong language Languages of Pakistan This disambiguation...
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Close-mid front rounded vowel (category Articles containing Lemerig-language text)
high-mid front rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the...
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endangered Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family, originating in and native to the Hawaiian Islands. It is the native language of the Hawaiian...
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Polynesian languages form a genealogical group of languages, itself part of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian family. There are 38 Polynesian languages, representing...
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Malfaxal (Malvaxal), also known as Na'ahai, is one of the many languages of the Malekula Coast group of Vanuatu. Malfaxal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)...
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Lendamboi, Letemboi, or Small Nambas, is one of the Malekula Interior languages of Vanuatu. Materials on Karnai are included in the open access Arthur...
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Tungaru), is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages. The word Kiribati, the current...
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pronunciation: /ˈtɒŋ(ɡ)ən/ TONG-(g)ən; lea fakatonga) is an Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch native to the island nation of Tonga. It has around...
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iTaukei is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken by some 350,000–450,000 ethnic Fijians as a native language. The 2013 Constitution...
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Lonwolwol, Raljago, or West Ambrym, is an Oceanic language of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Lonwolwol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)...
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Pascuan (/ˈpæskjuən/) or Pascuense, is an Eastern Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken on Easter Island, also known as Rapa...
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Austronesian language of Buka Island and the Selau Peninsula of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. The phonology of the Halia language: Diphthong vowel...
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one of the many languages of the Malekula Coast group of Vanuatu. Nahavaq at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) ELAR archive of Nahavaq language documentation...
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faʻa Sāmoa or Gagana Sāmoa, pronounced [ŋaˈŋana ˈsaːmʊa]) is a Polynesian language spoken by Samoans of the Samoan Islands. Administratively, the islands...
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Kumak, also known as Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak after its two dialects, is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia. Kumak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription...
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Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island, in Vanuatu. Maii at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Tryon, D. "Mae-Morae and the languages of Epi...
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Sungwadia, also known as Marino and North Maewo, is an Oceanic language spoken on Maewo, Vanuatu. /k/ can also have prenasal allophones [ᵑɡ] or [ᵑk]. /ŋʷ/...
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Lamen (Lamenu, Varmali) is an Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island, in Vanuatu. Materials on Lamenu are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections...
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Ajië (also known as Houailou (Wailu), Wai, and A'jie) is an Oceanic language spoken in New Caledonia. It has approximately 4,000 speakers. A glottal stop...
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Yotafa, is an Austronesian language spoken in Jayapura Bay in Papua province, Indonesia. It was once thought to be a Papuan language. Notably, Tobati displays...
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[kɑzʲinʲ(i)mˠɑːzʲɛlˠ]), also known as Ebon, is a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands. The language of the Marshallese people, it is spoken by nearly...
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Dobu or Dobuan is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a lingua franca for 100,000 people in D'Entrecasteaux...
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Maewo, also known as Peterara after one of its dialects, is an Oceanic language spoken on Maewo, Vanuatu. Alternate names for Sungwadaga include Central...
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North Efate, also known as Nakanamanga or Nguna, is an Oceanic language spoken on the northern area of Efate in Vanuatu, as well as on a number of islands...
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Xârâgurè ('Aragure, Haragure) is an Oceanic language of New Caledonia. Paradisec has an open access collection of recordings in Xârâcùù and Xârâgurè made...
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Atlas of Language Structures, pp. 50-53. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-925591-1. (online version). See for example Löyöp, Lemerig, Vurës...
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