ISO 639-3 · vaovao
Austronesian family
Vao
Vao is a language of the North and Central Vanuatu branch (Austronesian), spoken in Vanuatu. Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language of the Oceanic branch”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
vao- Glottocode
vaoo1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Vao |
|---|---|
| Also called | Vao language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Vao
The branches above Vao, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Vanuatu
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