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Akei language

Akei language

Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu

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

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Name

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

References

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


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