Also Known As:
Malo, Tamabo
Dialects & Varieties
- Ataripoe
- Avunatari
Recent Resources
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Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000-4,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
1
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
2
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Tamambo, the language of west Malo, Vanuatu
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Tamambo, the language of west Malo, Vanuatu