Maii

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
mmm
Alternate Names
Mae-Morae, Mafilau, Mkir
User Population

180 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Ethnic population: 260 (2001).

Location

Shefa province: southwest Epi, Mafilau village; north of Bieria [brj] language area, south of Baki [bki] language area.

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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, Bieria-Maii
Language Use

Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Actively used but shifting to Namakura [nmk] and North Efate [llp] (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Maii
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].