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<tr><td><b>Description:</b>

Tamambo is an Oceanic language spoken by at least 3,000 people on Malo and nearby islands in Vanuatu.
/i u/ become [j w] respectively when unstressed and before another vowel. /o/ may also become [w] for some speakers.
The prenasalized postalveolar stop /ɟ/ is often affricated and voiceless, i.e. [tʃ].
Younger speakers often realize /β/ as [f] initially and [v] medially, while /βʷ/ is often replaced by [w].
/x/ is usually realized as [x] initially, but some speakers use [h]. Medially, it may be pronounced as any of [x ɣ h ɦ ɡ].
Few speakers of Tamambo are literate, and there is no standard orthography. Spelling conventions used include:<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=6011659 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
<tr><td><h2>Location of Malo Language Speakers</h2>
http://llmap.org/languages/mla/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png
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<tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2>
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<tr><td>Genesis Translation:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_mla_gen-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_mla_gen-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/vanuatu Vanuatu]</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Spoken In: </b></td><td>

<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/oceania Oceania]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>mla</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
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  [[Austronesian Group]]

    [[Malayo-Polynesian Group]]

      [[Central-Eastern Group]]

        [[Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Group]]

          [[Oceanic Group]]

            [[Central-Eastern Oceanic Group]]

              [[Remote Oceanic Group]]

                [[North and Central Vanuatu Group]]

                  [[Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands Group]]

                    [[West Santo Group]]

                      <b>[[Malo Language]]</b>

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