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Botovro
Botovro
Mpotovoro
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Malekula
Native speakers	(430 cited 2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu Central Vanuatu Malakula Malakula Coastal Botovro; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mvt
Glottolog	mpot1241
ELP	Botovro
	Botovro is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Botovro (Mpotovoro) is an Oceanic language, which is primarily spoken at the north tip of Malekula, Vanuatu. The language is the first language spoken by older people. It is not taught in schools.^[2]

References

↑ Botovro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ "Mpotovoro | Ethnologue Free". Ethnologue (Free All). Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

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[e18-1] Botovro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] "Mpotovoro | Ethnologue Free". Ethnologue (Free All). Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

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