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Tasmate

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Tasmate is the name of several places in Vanuatu.

Etymology

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The term Tasmate means etymologically "dead sea" (from Proto-Oceanic *tasik 'sea', *mate 'dead'); it refers to places on the coast where the sea is quieter, and makes landing easier.

In the Proto-Torres–Banks language, ancestral to Mota and Mwerlap, it can be reconstructed as *tasimate.

Geography

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The name may refer to the following entities: