Wailapa language
Wailapa, or Moiso or Ale, is an Oceanic language or dialect spoken on Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.
It is possibly endangered, with its status described as "shifting". It is also described as "stable".
It has multiple dialects.
Classification
Wailapa is generally described as a language, but also as a dialect of the proposed, lexicostastically defined Southwest Santo language along with Araki, Tangoa, and Akei.Selected vocabulary
The list below is a sample of words in Wailapa.| Wailapa | English |
| patu-ku | head |
| umʷi-ku | beard |
| tamanpatu-ku | belly |
| laso-ku | testicles |
| marau-ku | left hand |
| tˢino-ima | door |
| tikinoβu | centipede |
| lano | fly |
| moɂi | mosquito |
| paɂeo | shark |
| apa-na | wing |
| tˢio | grasshopper |
| aβua | turtle |
| korui niu | dry coconut |
| pioro | sandalwood |
| matˢoe | star |
| βusiβusi | sand |
| βaliβali tasi | foam |
| paka | bow |
| soɂo | digging stick |
| βuro | fight |
| tˢoriɂa | yellow |
| mo tolu | three |
| raβurua | seven |
| mo-βisa | how many |
| taun | year |
| inia | he |
| inira | they |
| atia | bite |
| ɂaniɂan | eat |
| sisia apu | blow |
| kunu | run |