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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
Akei, or Tasiriki, is an Oceanic dialect chain spoken on the southwest coast of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.
Name
The alternate name Tasiriki literally means "small water" (tasi "water", riki "small").
References
- ^ Akei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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