Sakao
A language of Vanuatu
| Population | 4,000 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). |
| Region | Northeast Santo Island. |
| Language map |
Vanuatu, Enlarged Area |
| Alternate names | Hog Harbour, Sakau, Santo |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, East Santo, North |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1905–1949. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: yams, sweet potato, sugarcane, banana, coconut, breadfruit; fishermen; animal husbandry: pigs. |
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