Fanbak language

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Fanbyak
Fanbak, Orkon
Native to Vanuatu
Region Ambrym Island
Native speakers
95 (2015) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 fnb
Glottolog orko1234   Orkon-Fanbak
ELP Orkon

Fanbyak is a minor language of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu.

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Name

Fanbyak takes its name from the village of the same name, where it used to be spoken. Fanbyak village has been abandoned, with residents now living among speakers of North Ambrym. [2]

Lynch and Crowley (2001) called the language "Orkon". However, it appears that Orkon, spoken in the Orkon village, really referred to a lect (either a dialect or a separate language) distinct from Fanbak. Nothing is known about Orkon proper, which is now extinct.

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