Bierebo

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
bnk
Alternate Names
Bonkovia-Yevali
User Population

800 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Ethnic population: 1,140.

Location

Shefa province: west Epi, south of Lamenu [lmu] and north of Baki [bki] language areas.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, Epi, Lamenu-Baki, Baki-Bierebo
Language Use

Some domains. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Also use Baki [bki]. Used as L2 by Baki [bki].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bierebo