Tambotalo language

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Tambotalo
Biliru
Native to Vanuatu
Region Espiritu Santo
Native speakers
(50 cited 1981) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 tls
Glottolog tamb1253
ELP Biliru
Lang Status 40-SE.svg
Tambotalo is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tambotalo, or Biliru, is a nearly extinct Oceanic language spoken in a single village in the southeast of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.

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The Espiritu Santo languages are a group of North Vanuatu languages spoken on Espiritu Santo Island in northern Vanuatu. Tryon (2010) considers the Espiritu Santo languages to be a coherent group.

References

  1. ↑ Tambotalo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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