Tutuba language

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Tutuba
Native to Vanuatu
Region Espiritu Santo
Ethnicity1,300 (no date) [1]
Native speakers
500 (2001) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 tmi
Glottolog tutu1241
ELP Tutuba
Lang Status 60-DE.svg
Tutuba is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tutuba is an Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu on the southeast tip of Espiritu Santo Island and on Tutuba Island offshore.

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References

  1. 1 2 Tutuba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg