Projektnummer

0054004

Zusammenfassung

The project aims at the documentation of the languages of the West and South of the island of Ambrym in the South Pacific. Ambrym is the fifth-largest island of the Republic of Vanuatu (formerly known as the New Hebrides). Its highest elevations are two neighbouring active volcanoes, but in fact the island is one large volcano raising about 3000 m from the sea bottom. Currently, it is even unclear how many languages are spoken due to dialect chaining. Preparatory research provided evidence for the existence of three to five separate languages for the North, West and South of Ambrym. Th...