Ambae, East

OMB

developing

Alternate Names: Aoba, Northeast Ambae, Northeast Aoba, Oba, Omba, Walurigi

Dialects: Lolokaro (Lolokara, Lolsiwoi), Lombaha (Lobaha), Longana. About 15 dialects.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
North and Central Vanuatu
Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands
East Vanuatu

Demographics: 5,000 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Language Development: Bible portions: 1971–1986.

Typology: SVO.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu

Other Comments: Christian.