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ALSO KNOWN AS		Katbol, Navava, Bangsa’, Tembimbe-Katbol, Taremp, Tisvel, Mallicolo
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central Vanuatu
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		tmb
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Bangasa Nevaar Nivat Timbembe
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Information from: “The Avava language of central Malakula (Vanuatu)” . Crowley, Terry (2006) Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
700
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The population of the four Avava speaking villages is 427. Some of the population is composed of speakers of other languages. Additionally, a number of Avava speakers live in urban centers.

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Avava is still learned by children and remains the primary language within the community.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

No government support

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

No institutional support

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Bislama

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Bislama and Avava are now simultaneously learned by children, who grow up speaking both in everyday life. Education is in English, but proficiency is low.

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central Malakula. Spoken in the villages of Tisvel, Khatbol (Katbol), Taremp, and Tembimbi. Tisvel is located some distance from the other three villages, separated by untamed jungle on the opposite shore of central malakula

450
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
700
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
700
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Malekula

			World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		450
Pacific Linguistics		2006	The Avava language of central Malakula (Vanuatu)				Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University	574			Crowley, Terry	Crowley, Terry. 2006. "The Avava Language of Central Malakula (Vanuatu)." 574: Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.	HHOLD	700	100-999	The population of the four Avava speaking villages is 427. Some of the population is composed of speakers of other languages. Additionally, a number of Avava speakers live in urban centers.	Bislama is used with all non-Avava speakers	Bislama	No government support	Bislama and Avava are now simultaneously learned by children, who grow up speaking both in everyday life. Education is in English, but proficiency is low.	No institutional support	The entire community also uses Bislama and the younger generation is fluent.	Vulnerable (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	Avava is still learned by children and remains the primary language within the community.	12	10	Vanuatu	Central Malakula. Spoken in the villages of Tisvel, Khatbol (Katbol), Taremp, and Tembimbi. Tisvel is located some distance from the other three villages, separated by untamed jungle on the opposite shore of central malakula	-16.184, 167.477
	May	2014	Personal Communication on Languages of Vanuatu								Alex Francois	Alex Francois. 2014. "Personal Communication On Languages of Vanuatu."		700	100-999								Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
Studies in the Languages of Island Melanesia		2015	The exceptional linguistic density of Vanuatu	The Languages of Vanuatu: Unity and Diversity	1–21	Alexandre François, Sebastien Lacrampe, Michael Franjieh, and Stefan Schnell	Asia Pacific Linguistics Open Access		Canberra	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/14819	Alexandre François, Michael Franjieh, Sebastien Lacrampe, and Stefan Schnell	Alexandre François, Michael Franjieh, Sebastien Lacrampe, and Stefan Schnell. 2015. The exceptional linguistic density of Vanuatu. In "The Languages of Vanuatu: Unity and Diversity", ed. by Alexandre François, Sebastien Lacrampe, Michael Franjieh, and Stefan Schnell. Studies in the Languages of Island Melanesia, 5. Canberra: Asia Pacific Linguistics Open Access. Pp. 1–21. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/14819		700	100-999								Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Vanuatu	Malekula	-16.233418,167.470106;

Avava

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Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

450

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

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Avava

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

450

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

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