Social ecology and language history in the northern Vanuatu linkage: A tale of divergence and convergence
Alexandre François. 2011. "Social Ecology and Language History in the Northern Vanuatu Linkage: A Tale of Divergence and Convergence." In Journal of Historical Linguistics, 1: 175-246.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Mwesen, with about 10 speakers, is giving way to the locally dominant language Vurës."
Location and Context
Countries
Vanuatu
Location Description
Banks Islands (Vanua Lava)
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Vurës
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
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