| Vao | |
|---|---|
| Region | Vao Island and northern Malakula, Vanuatu |
Native speakers | 1,900 (2001) [1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vao |
| Glottolog | vaoo1237 |
 Vao is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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Vao is one of the few languages of the world that possesses linguolabial consonants. [3] [ example needed ]
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