Endangered Languages Project - Bieria

Bieria

^{[aka Bieri, Vovo, Wowo]}

Classification: Austronesian

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Bieri, Vovo, Wowo
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central Vanuatu
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		brj
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Vovo Bieria
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from Lynch and Crowley (2001).

PLACES: Vanuatu;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
170
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
170 speakers in 1981. Today there may be about 120.

DATE OF INFO: 1981

MORE ON VITALITY

Some children may be switching to Baki

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Baki

More on Orthography

5-15%% literacy in language

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southwestern Epi Island

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Epi

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
170
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Epi Island

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

-16.8045,168.2446

COORDINATES

-16.798039,168.186479;

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