Akei language

Akei
Tasiriki
Native toVanuatu
RegionEspiritu Santo
Native speakers
(650 cited 1981)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tsr
Glottologakei1237
Akei is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Akei, or Tasiriki, is an Oceanic dialect chain spoken on the southwest coast of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.

Name

The alternate name Tasiriki literally means "small water" (tasi "water", riki "small").

References

  1. ^ Akei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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