Tasmate language

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Tasmate
Oa, Meri
Native to Vanuatu
Region Espiritu Santo
Native speakers
(150 cited 1983) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 tmt
Glottolog tasm1246
ELP Tasmate
Lang Status 99-NE.svg
Tasmate is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tasmate (alternatively Oa or Meri) is an Oceanic language spoken in the north 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. ↑ Tasmate at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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