Crowley, Terry. 2006. "Tape: A Declining Language of Malakula (Vanuatu)." 575: Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
Speakers
Location and Context
This is a relocated language. It was traditionally spoken in North West Malakula between the Lowisinwei river valley and the east bank of the Brenwei river. Traditionally, Maragus speakers lived inland. They fled warfare in the 1920's and settled in modern day Tautu, on the east coast of the Island. Tautu is located just south of Norsup, on a peninsula, north of Lakatoro.
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