Dorig
[aka Wetamut, Banks-Inseln,]Classification: Austronesian
·endangered
- DATE OF INFO
- as of 2010s
- PLACES
- Vanuatu
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Banks Islands (Gaua)
Language metadata
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Wetamut, Banks-Inseln |
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Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Northern Vanuatu |
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ISO 639-3 |
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wwo |
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Language information by source
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Information from: “The exceptional linguistic density of Vanuatu” (1–21) . Alexandre François, Michael Franjieh, Sebastien Lacrampe, and Stefan Schnell (2015) , Alexandre François, Sebastien Lacrampe, Michael Franjieh, and Stefan Schnell · Asia Pacific Linguistics Open Access
Information from: “The exceptional linguistic density of Vanuatu” (1–21) . Alexandre François, Michael Franjieh, Sebastien Lacrampe, and Stefan Schnell (2015) , Alexandre François, Sebastien Lacrampe, Michael Franjieh, and Stefan Schnell · Asia Pacific Linguistics Open Access
Information from: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge
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Severely endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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70
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70 as of 1970, may be fewer today
- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Lakona and Nume
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
language under pressure from larger languages, is endangered
- More on Orthography
no literacy in this language
- PLACES
- Santa Maria (Gaua) Island, Vanuatu
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
southeastern part of Santa Maria (or Gaua) Island in the Banks Islands.