Valpei language

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Valpei
Native to Vanuatu
Region Espiritu Santo
Native speakers
(300 cited 1983) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 vlp
Glottolog valp1237
ELP Valpei
Lang Status 99-NE.svg
Valpei is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Valpei (Valpei-Hukua) is an Oceanic language spoken on the northern tip of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.

Related Research Articles

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. Valpei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)