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 Vanuatu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vanuatu suffered from the practice of flbirding, wherein half of the adult male population of some of the islands became indentured workers in Australia.
Vanuatu is recognized as a distinct terrestrial ecoregion, known as the Vanuatu rain forests.
All of the indigenous languages are Austronesian languages.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vanuatu   (1790 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Vanuatu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The highest point in Vanuatu is Mount Tabwemasana, at 1877 m (6158 ft), also on the island of Espiritu Santo.
Vanuatu is recognized as a distinct terrestrial ecoregion, called the Vanuatu rain forests (see article).
This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for 65% of the population.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Vanuatu   (1859 words)

  
 Kiribati encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Kiribati politics and officials, Kiribati History. Travel to ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Oceanic languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, containing approximately 450 languages.
The area occupied by speakers of these languages includes Micronesia, Polynesia and most of Melanesia.
The largest individual Oceanic language is probably Fijian, with some 300,000 speakers.
www.kiribatiiworld.com /wiki-Oceanic_languages   (108 words)

  
 Malagasy language resources
The Malagasy language shares some 90% of its basic vocabulary with the Maanyan language from the region of the Barito River in southern Borneo.
The south and west were noted for textiles of cotton and wild silk.
It is one of the two official languages of this island nation of 15,000,000.
www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Malagasy.html   (1240 words)

  
 Vanuatu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Republic of Vanuatu is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean.
It was named New Hebrides during its colonial period.
The parliament of Vanuatu is unicameral, and has 52 members; these are elected every four years by popular vote.
www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Vanuatu   (434 words)

  
 VANUATU encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, VANUATU politics and officials, VANUATU History. Travel to VANUATU
VANUATU encyclopedia : Cultural Information, Maps, VANUATU politics and officials, VANUATU History.
Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people, Europeans began to settle in the area in the late 18th century and in 1906 Britain and France offically claimed the country, jointly managing it thought the British-French Condominium.
Languages: three official languages: English, French, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama), plus more than 100 local languages
www.vanuatuiworld.com   (297 words)

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