Vao is an islet off the north-eastern coast of

Malakula Malakula Island, also spelled Malekula, is the second-largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, formerly the New Hebrides, in Melanesia, a region of the Pacific Ocean. Location Malakula is separated from the islands of Espiritu Santo and Malo by ...

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 ...

. The 1999 census showed a population of 667, which increased in 2009 to 898.Vao
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Vao language Vao is an Austronesian language of the Oceanic branch spoken by about 1,900 people on Vao Island and on the nearby shores of Malakula Island, Vanuatu. Characteristics Vao is one of the few languages of the world that possesses linguolabial ...

is spoken on the island.

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Islands of Vanuatu Malampa Province {{vanuatu-geo-stub