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Native Speakers Worldwide

500

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A grammar of Neve'ei
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

500

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

250?

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

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More about speakers

There are 500 "primary speakers" and 750 speakers total. It is not clear what criteria were used to determine primary from non-primary speakers.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Vanuatu

Coordinates

-16.2348006, 167.38699

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.

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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.

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Bislama, English

Domains of other languages

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More on context

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

500

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language 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

710

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

Speaker number data: (Musgrave 2007)

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Vanuatu;

Coordinates

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Location description

Central west Malekula Island

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers’s attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

Central west Malekula Island

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

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More on context

No data

No data

Native Speakers Worldwide

500

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language 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

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

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Year of info

2015

Location and Context

Countries

Vanuatu

Coordinates

-16.227020,167.401259;

Location description

Malekula

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers’s attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

Malekula

More on writing systems

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Other languages used

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

-16.1666666667,167.416666667

Location description

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Government support

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Speakers’s attitudes

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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

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

210

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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  6. Vinmavis
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