Lamap
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Lamap (Lamav)
Port Sandwich | |
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Village | |
Location in Vanuatu | |
| Coordinates: 16°25′0″S 167°49′55″E / 16.41667°S 167.83194°E | |
| Country |  Vanuatu |
| Province | Malampa Province |
| Island | Malakula |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (VUT) |
Lamap (formerly named Port Sandwich) is a village in Malampa Province on the Malekula island in Vanuatu. Lamap is a phonetic shift from "Lamav" meaning Flat land/Flat Place. It was originally referred to as “Lamav mo Mbao,” meaning “big flat land/place.”
The primary language in Lamap is Port Sandwich.: 71, 76
Transportation
The village is served by Lamap Airport or Malekoula Airport.
References
- ↑ Lynch, John; Crowley, Terry (2001). Languages of Vanuatu: a new survey and bibliography. Pacific Linguistics. Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-517. hdl:1885/146135. ISBN 978-0-85883-469-9. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
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