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Volow
Aplow, Valuwa
Vōlōw
Pronunciation[βʊˈlʊw]
Native toVanuatu
RegionMota Lava island, Banks Islands
Extinct1986[1]
Language family
Austronesian
  • Malayo-Polynesian
    • Oceanic
      • Southern Oceanic
        • North-Central Vanuatu
          • North Vanuatu
            • Torres-Banks
              • Mwotlap
                • Volow
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologvolo1238
ELPVolow
Volow is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Volow (formerly known as Valuwa or Valuga) is an Oceanic language variety that used to be spoken in the area of Aplow, in the eastern part of the island of Motalava, Vanuatu.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference IJSL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ List of Banks islands languages.
  3. ^ See Ray (1926), page 428.
  4. ^ See page 57 of: Tryon, Darrell T. (1976). New Hebrides languages: An internal classification. C-50, vi + 550 pages. Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-C50

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