Dalkalaen language

Dalkalaen
Native toVanuatu
RegionAmbrym Island
Native speakers
1,000 (2015)
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologdalk1234

Dalkalaen is a Central Vanuatu language spoken by about 1,000 people on the southwestern tip of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu.[1][2]

Dalkalaen is closely related to the Daakaka language.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ François et al. (2015:18-21).
  2. ^ a b Krifka et al. (2012).

References

  • François, Alexandre; Franjieh, Michael; Lacrampe, Sébastien; Schnell, Stefan (2015), "The exceptional linguistic density of Vanuatu" (PDF), in François, Alexandre; Lacrampe, Sébastien; Franjieh, Michael; Schnell, Stefan (eds.), The Languages of Vanuatu: Unity and Diversity, Studies in the Languages of Island Melanesia, Canberra: Asia Pacific Linguistics Open Access, pp. 1–21, ISBN 9781922185235.
  • Krifka, Manfred; von Prince, Kilu; Hosni, Soraya. 2012. West Ambrym: Documenting and maintaining three Oceanic languages of Vanuatu. Poster presenting the three languages Dalkalaen, Daakaka, and Daakie. Berlin: DoBeS.


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