Vinmavis
[également appelé Vinmavis, Lambumbu, Mallicolo]Classification : Austronesian
·en danger
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En danger
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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500
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There are 500 "primary speakers" and 750 speakers total. It is not clear what criteria were used to determine primary from non-primary speakers.
- DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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Public Policy in Vanuatu protects minority languages but promotes English as the language of education and Bislama as the national lingua franca.
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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Bislama
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English
- PLACES
- Vanuatu
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Spoken primarily in Vinmavis village on the west coast of Malekul island. Also spoken in 'Aran, about one kilometer south of Vinmavis.Spoken in Lowisal which is several Kilometers inland from Vinmavis. Spoken in Tisvel Point and Loloang. Spoken in Vilmbil, about seven kilometers north of Vinmavis and in Longarakh and Khatbol, several kilometers inland along the Nurumbat river from bushman's bay on the opposite (east) coast of the island.