West Santo languages

West Santo
Geographic
distribution:
Northeast Vanuatu
Linguistic classification:

Austronesian

Glottolog: espi1234  (partial match)[1]

The two dozen West Santo languages form one (Clark 2009) or two (Lynch 1995) branches of the Vanuatu languages.

The languages are:[2]

Northwest Santo family
Valpei, Nokuku, Vunapu, Piamatsina, Tolomako, Tasmate
Southwest Santo family
Wusi, Akei, TialeMerei, Navut, Wailapa, Kiai (Fortsenal), Roria, Amblong, Morouas, Tangoa, Araki, Mafea, Tutuba, Aore, Malo (Tamambo), Narango, Tambotalo

References

  1. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Espiritu Santo". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  2. Lynch, John, Malcolm Ross & Terry Crowley. 2002. The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press.
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