West Ambae language

{{Infobox language

|name=West Ambae

|states=Vanuatu

|region=Ambae

|speakers=8,700

|date=2001

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Austronesian

|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian

|fam3=Oceanic

|fam4=Southern Oceanic

|fam5=North-Central Vanuatu

|fam6=North Vanuatu

|iso3=nnd

|glotto=west2513

|glottorefname=West Ambae

|map = Lang Status 99-NE.svg

|mapcaption = {{center|{{small|West Ambae is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger}}}}

}}File:WIKITONGUES- Regianna speaking West Ambae.webmWest Ambae (also known as Duidui, the principal dialect, and Opa, the Mota 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.

Phonology

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+Consonants ! colspan="2" \| !Bilabial !Alveolar !Velar !Labiovelar !Glottal
rowspan="2" \|Plosive !voiceless \| \|{{IPA link\|t}} \|{{IPA link\|k}} \|{{IPA link\|kʷ}} \|
voiced \|{{IPA link\|ᵐb}} \|{{IPA link\|ⁿd}} \|{{IPA link\|ɡ\|^(ŋ)ɡ}} \|{{IPA link\|ɡʷ\|^(ŋ)ɡʷ}} \|
colspan="2" \|Fricative \|{{IPA link\|β}} \|{{IPA link\|s}} \| \| \|{{IPA link\|h}}
colspan="2" \|Nasal \|{{IPA link\|m}} \|{{IPA link\|n}} \|{{IPA link\|ŋ}} \|{{IPA link\|ŋʷ}} \|
colspan="2" \|Rhotic \| \|{{IPA link\|r}} \| \| \|
colspan="2" \|Lateral \| \|{{IPA link\|l}} \| \| \|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Consonants

! colspan="2" |

rowspan="2" |Plosive

!voiceless

|{{IPA link|t}}

|{{IPA link|k}}

|{{IPA link|kʷ}}

voiced

|{{IPA link|ᵐb}}

|{{IPA link|ⁿd}}

|{{IPA link|ɡ|^(ŋ)ɡ}}

|{{IPA link|ɡʷ|^(ŋ)ɡʷ}}

colspan="2" |Fricative

|{{IPA link|β}}

|{{IPA link|s}}

|{{IPA link|h}}

colspan="2" |Nasal

|{{IPA link|m}}

|{{IPA link|n}}

|{{IPA link|ŋ}}

|{{IPA link|ŋʷ}}

colspan="2" |Rhotic

|{{IPA link|r}}

colspan="2" |Lateral

|{{IPA link|l}}

Voiced stops /ɡ, ɡʷ/ occur as prenasalized /ᵑɡ, ᵑɡʷ/, in the Walaha dialect.{{Cite book |last=Aru |first=Carol Cecilia |title=A Short Grammar of Duidui: A Language of West Ambae in Northern Vanuatu |publisher=University of the South Pacific |year=2015}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Vowels ! ! Front !Central ! Back
Close \| {{IPA link\|i}} \| \| {{IPA link\|u}}
Mid \| {{IPA link\|e}} \| \| {{IPA link\|o}}
Open \| \|{{IPA link\|a}} \|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Vowels

! Front

!Central

! Back

| {{IPA link|i}}

| {{IPA link|u}}

Mid

| {{IPA link|e}}

| {{IPA link|o}}

Open

|{{IPA link|a}}

References

External links

[http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/Melanesia/nduindui.html 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
[http://mammana.org/bcp/nduindui1965.html Hala Na Tataro Tana Tataro Ginia Lolo Imada] Simplified Anglican Morning and Evening Prayer (1965), digitized by Richard Mammana

Category:Penama languages

Category:Languages of Vanuatu