Concept information
Preferred term
skuSakao
Type
-
Language
Definition
- Sakao is a language of the Santo subgroup of Oceanic languages. It is spoken on the northeast horn of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. It is named after Sakao Island, an islet off the northeastern shore of Espiritu Santo, almost opposite Port-Olry. However, this is not the native name of that island, which is called Laðhi by Sakao speakers. It is likely that an early explorer asked his non-Sakao speaking guide "What do you call that island?" and the guide answered "sakao," which means "coral reef" in many Austronesian languages.
Entry terms
- Sakao language
ISO 639-3 code
- sku
Notation
- sku
In other languages
-
Sakao
French
-
Portuguese
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/sku
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