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Personal Communication on Bierebo

Pete Budd. 2014. "Personal Communication On Bierebo."

Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
900-1,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 0

Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.

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Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 1

Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.

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Transmission

Transmission 1

Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.

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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
A handful
Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Bierebo is used in the home and in the village e.g. including in chiefs’ meetings, church meetings, traditional ceremonies, local court cases. Bislama used as a regional lingua franca, in church services, and in home/village by non-Bierebo speakers. English/French used in education.

Location and Context
Countries
Vanuatu
Location Description

The Bonkovio variety is spoken in the following villages: Bonkovio, also known as Bonga Bay or Pasis; Chavinu, also known as Point or Paen; Foreland; Brisbane, also known as Komerana; and Chumasumwe and Kundute. The Ruwo variety is spoken in Brisbane and Ruwo, also known as Burupika or Niuples. The Yopuna variety is spoken in Yopuna village, and the Malvasi variety is spoken in Malvasi village. Yana, Yakana, and Yaningi are spoken in Lokopui, also known as Tavio.

Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Bislama
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
Church, education, with non-Bierebo speakers

Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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