Languages of Ambrym


A map of the languages of Ambrym 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.

Dakaka

Island name: Ambrym
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Ambrym
Other names: Baiap, Sesivi

Lonwolwol

Island name: Ambrym
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Ambrym
Other names: Craig Cove, Dip Point, Fanting
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.449-459.
Gabelentz, H.C. von der 1873. Die melanesischen Sprachen nach ihrem grammatischen Bau und ihrer Verwandschaft unter sich und mit den Malaiisch-Polynesischen Sprachen. Abhandlungen der Königlich Sächsischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, Philologisch-Historische Klasse 7:32-41.
Paton, W.F. 1971. Ambrym (Lonwolwol) grammar. Canberra: PL, B-19 * A longish sketch grammar in fairly traditional mode. xi + 128pp.
Paton, W.F. 1973. Ambrym (Lonwolwol) dictionary. Canberra: PL, C-21 * Quite a useful dictionary, though many of the example sentences are from translations rather than more natural language. ix + 337pp.
Ray, Sidney H. 1926. A comparative study of the Melanesian island languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; pp.333-347.

North Ambrym

Island name: Ambrym
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Ambrym
Other names: Embululi, Limbol, Loliwara, Magam, Olal, Pante

Port Vato

Island name: Ambrym
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Ambrym
Other names:

South-East Ambrym

Island name: Ambrym
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Paama
Other names: Taveak
Reading:
Parker, G.J. 1968. Southeast Ambrym verb inflection and morphophonemics. PL, A-15:27-40b * A brief discussion of verbal affixation, with a rather more detailed description of the pattern of verb-stem-initial consonant alternations.
Parker, G.J. 1968. Southeast Ambrym phonology. OL 7,2:81-91 * A brief treatment of the phonology of Southeast Ambrym, including a discussion of phonotactics and stress.
Parker, G.J. 1970. Southeast Ambrym dictionary. Canberra: PL, C-17 * A smallish dictionary of this language. xiii + 60pp.
Parker, G.J. 1970. Morphophonemics of the inalienable nouns in Southeast Ambrym. OL 9,1:1-10 * An outline of the morphophonemic processes involved when nouns take possessive pronominal suffixes.