| Population |
5,000 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). |
| Region |
Ambae (Leper’s) Island. |
| Language map |
Vanuatu
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| Alternate names |
Aoba, Northeast Ambae, Northeast Aoba, Oba, Omba, Walurigi |
| Dialects |
Lombaha (Lobaha), Longana, Lolokaro (Lolokara, Lolsiwoi). About 15 dialects. |
| Classification |
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, East Vanuatu |
| Language development |
Bible portions: 1971–1986. |
| Comments |
SVO. Christian. |