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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Akei, or Tasiriki, is an Oceanic dialect chain spoken on the southwest coast of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.
Akei | |
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Tasiriki | |
Native to | Vanuatu |
Region | Espiritu Santo |
Native speakers | (650 cited 1981)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tsr |
Glottolog | akei1237 |
Akei is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
The alternate name Tasiriki literally means "small water" (tasi "water", riki "small").
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