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Classification: Austronesian

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critically endangered

CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central Vanuatu
CODE AUTHORITY		LINGUIST List
LANGUAGE CODE		1hx
DOWNLOAD		As csv

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Information from: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5
Native speakers worldwide

MORE ON VITALITY

The speakers have almost all shifted to other local languages and Bislama.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

local languages
Bislama

More on Orthography

No literacy in language

PLACES: Vanuatu, Malekula

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southwestern corner of Malekula, near Malfaxal settlement

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Malekula

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

-16.469, 167.4975

COORDINATES

-16.485019,167.576411;

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing