Dalkalaen is a
Central Vanuatu language spoken by about 1,000 people on the southwestern tip of
Ambrym Island
Ambrym is a volcanic island in Malampa Province in the archipelago of Vanuatu. Volcanic activity on the island includes lava lakes in two craters near the summit.
Etymology
Ambrym (also known as ''Ambrin'', ''"ham rim"'' in the Ranon language) ...
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Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
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Dalkalaen is closely related to the
Daakaka language
Daakaka (also known as ''Dakaka'', ''South Ambrym'' and ''Baiap'') is a native language of Ambrym, Vanuatu. It is spoken by about one thousand speakers in the south-western corner of the island.
Vitality
Most children in the region still acqu ...
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Notes
References
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* Krifka, Manfred; von Prince, Kilu; Hosni, Soraya. 2012
West Ambrym: Documenting and maintaining three Oceanic languages of Vanuatu Poster presenting the three languages Dalkalaen,
Daakaka, and
Daakie. Berlin:
DoBeS.
Paama–Ambrym languages
Languages of Vanuatu
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