Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu
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.[2]
Characteristics
Vao is one of the few languages of the world that possesses linguolabial consonants.[3][example needed]
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