Efate, South

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
erk
Alternate Names
Erakor, Fate, Southern Efate
Autonym
Nafsan
User Population

6,000 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Population includes Eton [etn].

Location

Shefa province: Efate island.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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, Central Vanuatu
Typology

15 consonants and 5 vowels.

Language Use

Home, village. Used by all. All also use Bislama [bis]. Also use English [eng]. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Eton [etn], Lelepa [lpa], Mele-Fila [mxe].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1889–1930.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Efate, South
Writing

Latin script [Latn].