East Ambae

The East Ambae language is spoken on the Ambae island of Vanuatu by about 5,000 speakers.

Attribute Details
Scientific Name East Ambae /am.ba.e/
Endonyms / Autonyms Lolovoli, Omba
Speakers 5,000
Locations Ambae, Vanuatu
Lineage Austronesian > Malayo-Polynesian > Oceanic > Southern Oceanic > Northern Vanuatu
Reconstructed
ISO 639-3 Code omb
Glottocode east2443

📚 Bibliography

  • Hyslop, Catriona. 2001. The Lolovoli dialect of the North-East Ambae language, Vanuatu (Pacific Linguistics 515). Australian National University.