Futuna-Aniwa

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
fut
Alternate Names
Erronan, Fotuna-Anewa, West Futuna-Aniwa, West Futunan
User Population

1,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Location

Tafea province: Aniwa and West Futuna islands, east of Tanna.

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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, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Futunic
Dialects

West Futuna (Fotuna), Aniwa (Anewa). Significant differences between West Futunan and Aniwan dialects.

Typology

SVO, VS.

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1898.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Futuna-Aniwa
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from (East) Futuna [fud] on Futuna Island in French Territory of Wallis and Futuna.