Languages of Ambae

A map of the languages of Banks and Torres by population

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Note that the spelling of language names in this map may not be the same as in the body of the text.

Nduindui

Island name: Ambae
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Aoba-Maewo
Other names: Duindui, North-west Ambae, Oba
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.420-431.

North-East Ambae

Island name: Ambae
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Aoba-Maewo
Other names: Lobaha, Lolokaro, Lolopuepue, Lolsiwoi, Lombaha, Longana, North-East Aoba, Waluriki
Reading:
Ivens, W.G. 1940-42. A grammar of the language of Lobaha, Lepers' Island, New Hebrides, Melanesia. BSOAS 10:345-363 * A brief morphological sketch.