Tambotalo language

Tambotalo, or Biliru, is a nearly extinct Oceanic language spoken in a single village in the southeast of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.

NativetoVanuatu

RegionEspiritu Santo

Native speakers

(50 cited 1981)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

• Malayo-Polynesian
  • Oceanic
    • Southern Oceanic
      • North-Central Vanuatu
        • North Vanuatu
          • Espiritu Santo
            • Tambotalo

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Tambotalo
Biliru
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Espiritu Santo
Native speakers	(50 cited 1981)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu North Vanuatu Espiritu Santo Tambotalo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tls
Glottolog	tamb1253
ELP	Biliru
Tambotalo is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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