Amba language (Solomon Islands)
One of the three Oceanic languages of Utupua (Solomon Islands)
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Amba (also known as Aba, Nembao or Nebao) is the main language spoken on the island of Utupua, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands.[2]
| Amba | |
|---|---|
| Aba | |
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Utupua |
Native speakers | (590 cited 1999)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | utp |
| Glottolog | amba1266 |
 Amba is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Name
The speaker population calls their own language [aᵐba] (with prenasalised [ᵐb]). This name may be rendered Amba or Aba depending on spelling conventions, which have not been fixed yet for these languages.
Speakers of neighbouring Asumboa designate the Amba language as [neᵐbao]. This form, which may be spelled Nembao or Nebao, has sometimes been used by foreigners as another name for the Amba language.
