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Not to be confused with Pressure-sensitive tape or Adhesive tape.
Tape
Maragus
Native to
Vanuatu
Region
Central Malekula
Native speakers
15 (2006)[1]
Language family
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Southern Oceanic
North-Central Vanuatu
Central Vanuatu
Malakula
Malakula Interior
Tape
Language codes
ISO 639-3
mrs
Glottolog
mara1399
ELP
Tape
Tape is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Tape, also known as Maragus, is a nearly extinct Southern Oceanic language of Vanuatu.[2] The population of speakers of the Tape language is reduced to approximately 15 speakers who are among the older generations.[3] The language is part of the Oceanic subgroup of the Austronesian language family.[2]
The original location was located in an area in Malakula, including the coast from Anuatakh to Lowinsinwei, the area between the Lowisinwei River valley, the eastern bank of the Brenwei River, and a mountain in the south known as Pwitarvere. Since part of the Tape territory was close to the ocean, it allowed the people living in the area to harvest salt which was used to trade with the Tirakh people.[3] However, the Tape people mostly lived their lives "towards the bush," meaning their lives were more oriented towards the land even though they had access to the ocean. This is shown in their language because although they lived along the coast, their descendants were not very knowledgeable or could not come up with a significant amount of terms related to the sea.[3]
Originally, there was no distinct name for the Tape language. Tape was the name of the area that the speakers lived on while in the past the language was referred to as vengesien Tape, meaning 'the language of Tape'. Over time however, people have come to use and recognize the name of the language to be "Tape". This language also has a few alternative names known as Marakus, Maragus, Maragaus, and Maraakhus, which were used by the speakers of the Naman language who were living in the Litzlitz area. The name has two roots, mar (person of (place)) and aakhus (bush) and when they are put together, the name's literal translation is 'person of the bush'.[3]
^Tape at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ab"Maragus". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
^ abcdCrowley, Terry (2006). Lynch, John (ed.). Tape, a Declining Language of Malakula (Vanuatu). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. doi:10.15144/PL-575 (inactive 31 January 2024). hdl:1885/146275. ISBN 0-85883-567-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)
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