West Ambae language

West Ambae
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Ambae
Native speakers	8,700 (2001)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic Vanuatu Northern Vanuatu East Vanuatu West Ambae; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nnd
Glottolog	west2513[2]

West Ambae (also known as Duidui, the principal dialect, and Opa, and old name for the island) is an Oceanic language spoken on Ambae, Vanuatu. Recognized dialects of West Ambae include Walaha and Nduindui (Duindui). The New Testament was published in West Ambae in 1984.

References

West Ambae at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "West Ambae". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

External links

A Halagi Huri Lai A Sacrament Laqa Na Tanaloi u Lena Anglican Holy Communion Prayers in Nduindui (1965), digitized by Richard Mammana and Charles Wohlers
Hala Na Tataro Tana Tataro Ginia Lolo Imada Simplified Anglican Morning and Evening Prayer (1965), digitized by Richard Mammana

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[e18-1] West Ambae at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Glottolog-2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "West Ambae". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.