Vurës
[aka Mosina, Mosin, Banks-Inseln]Classification: Austronesian
·threatened
- PLACES
- Vanua Lava: Vetumboso, Wasava, Mwesen
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Mosina, Mosin, Banks-Inseln |
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Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Northern Vanuatu |
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Language information by source
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Information from: “The endangered languages of Vanuatu” . Darrell Tryon (2010) , Gunter Senft · Pacific Linguistics
Information from: “The endangered languages of Vanuatu” . Darrell Tryon (2010) , Gunter Senft · Pacific Linguistics
Information from: “Unraveling the history of the vowels of seventeen Northern Vanuatu languages” (443-504) . Alexandre François (2005) University of Hawai'i Press
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Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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1,010
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1,000 speakers of Vurës variety; 10 speakers of Mwesen variety.
- DATE OF INFO
- 1998
Information from: “Social ecology and language history in the northern Vanuatu linkage: A tale of divergence and convergence” (175-246) . Alexandre François (2011)
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Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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2,010
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10 speakers of Mwesen variety, 2,000 speakers of Vurës variety. "Mwesen, with about 10 speakers, is giving way to the locally dominant language Vurës."