Southeast Ambrym language explained

Southeast Ambrym
Nativename:Taveak
States:Vanuatu
Region:Ambrym Island
Speakers:3,700
Date:2001
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Oceanic
Fam4:Southern Oceanic
Fam5:North-Central Vanuatu
Fam6:Central Vanuatu
Iso3:tvk
Glotto:sout2859
Glottorefname:Southeast Ambrym
Map:Lang Status 99-NE.svg

Southeast Ambrym, Vatlongos, or Taveak, is a language of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. It is closely related to Paamese.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants[1]
LabialAlveolarVelarGlottal
Nasalpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Stopvoicelesspronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
prenasalpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Fricativepronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Lateralpronounced as /link/
Trillpronounced as /link/

Vowels

Vowels! ! Front! Back
Highpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Midpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Lowpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Crowley, Terry . Southeast Ambrym . Richmond . Curzon . 2002 . John . Lynch . Malcolm . Ross . Terry . Crowley . The Oceanic Languages . 660-670.