Löyöp | |
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Native to | Vanuatu |
Region | Ureparapara |
Native speakers
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240 (2010) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | leha1244 |
Löyöp [løjøp] (also known as Lehalurup) is a language spoken on the east coast of Ureparapara Island in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu. It is distinct from Lehali, the language spoken on the west coast of the same island.
Löyöp has 11 phonemic vowels. These are ten short monophthongs /i ɪ ɛ æ a œ ø y ɔ ʊ/, and one diphthong /i͡ɛ/.