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Mwerlap is an
Oceanic language spoken in the
south of the
Banks Islands in Vanuatu. Its 1,100
speakers live
mostly in
Merelava and Merig, but a fair proportion...
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northern Vanuatu. The
inhabitants of
Merelava call
their own
island Mwerlap, more
accurately N̄wërlap [ŋʷɞrˈlap]. The name
Merelava or M̄ere Lava reflects...
- coast) and
Qtevut (west coast). Dorig's
immediate neighbours are Koro and
Mwerlap. The name
Dorig is
derived from the name of the
village where it is spoken...
- Gaua. Nume is a
distinct language from its
immediate southern neighbors,
Mwerlap and Dorig. The name Nume
originates in the name of a village, now abandoned...
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landing easier. In the Proto-Torres–Banks language,
ancestral to Mota and
Mwerlap, it can be
reconstructed as *tasimate. The name may
refer to the following...
- Lemerig, Vera'a, Vurës, Mwesen, Mota, Nume, Dorig, Koro, Olrat, Lakon, and
Mwerlap. With an
average of 550
speakers per language,
Torba is one of the most...
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Mwotlap Volow Lemerig Vera’a Vurës
Mwesen Mota Nume
Dorig Koro
Olrat Lakon Mwerlap Maewo–Ambae–
North Pentecost Sun̄wadia Sun̄wadaga
Baetora Duidui Northeast...
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largest village on Gaua is
Jolap [ʧʊlap], on the west coast. In
addition to
Mwerlap (the
language of the
immigrant po****tion),
there are five
languages traditionally...
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Mwotlap Volow Lemerig Vera’a Vurës
Mwesen Mota Nume
Dorig Koro
Olrat Lakon Mwerlap Maewo–Ambae–
North Pentecost Sun̄wadia Sun̄wadaga
Baetora Duidui Northeast...
- (“Vurës”), Mota, Nume, Dorig–Koro–Olrat (“South Gaua”), Lakon (“Lakona”),
Mwerlap (“Merlav”) Maewo–Ambae–North
Pentecost Maewo: Sun̄wadia, Sun̄wadaga, Baetora...
