East Ambae language

East Ambae
Native toVanuatu
RegionAmbae
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 2001)
Dialects
  • Lolokaro
  • Lombaha
  • Longana
Language codes
ISO 639-3omb
Glottologeast2443
East Ambae is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

East Ambae (also known as Ambae, Northeast Ambae, Northeast Ambae, Omba, Oba, Aoba, Walurigi, Lolovoli, and Northeast Aoba) is an Oceanic language spoken in the north, east, and south of Ambae, Vanuatu. The data in this article will concern itself with the Lolovoli dialect.