BPA ISO 639-3
Daakaka
Daakaka Autonym
A language of Vanuatu
- ISO 639
- bpa
- Alternate Names
- Baiap, Dakaka, South Ambrym
- Autonym
- Daakaka
- Population
- 1,200 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).
- Location:
- Malampa province: south Ambrym, between Sesivi and Baiap villages.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, East Vanuatu
- Dialects
- Sesivi. Several other dialects.
- Language Use
- Also use Bislama [bis], specifically in contexts where speakers of other languages are present (for example, in court).
- Language Development
- Videos. Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Daakaka
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], in development.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Malampa province: south Ambrym, between Sesivi and Baiap villages.
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