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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

15

Domains of Use

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Transmission

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

15

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

15

Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

100

Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

Language immersion classes are scheduled to begin in March of 2014, which may help raise the number of second language speakers.

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

Countries

Vanuatu

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Location description

Malekula

Government support

No government support

Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Malekula

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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More on context

No data

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

20

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2011

Location and Context

Countries

Malakula Island, Vanuatu

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Location description

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Government support

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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More on context

No data

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

Only a handful of speakers

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2001

Location and Context

Countries

Vanuatu

Coordinates

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Location description

Malakula

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Malakula

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

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Native Speakers Worldwide

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Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2005

Location and Context

Countries

Vanuatu

Coordinates

-15.901,167.183

Location description

northwest tip of the island of Malakula

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

northwest tip of the island of Malakula

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

160

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2015

Location and Context

Countries

Vanuatu

Coordinates

-15.922193,167.187713

Location description

Malekula

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Malekula

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

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  1. Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University
    2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
  2. "Documentation of Matanvat (Nese): A highly endangered Northern Vanuatu language" HRELP Abstract
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  5. Personal Communication
    Lana Takau. 2014. "Personal Communication."