Maragus

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
mrs
Alternate Names
Maragaus, Marakus, Tape, Tobah
User Population

15 (Crowley 2006b).

Location

Malampa province: Malekula, Tautu village.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Malekula Interior, Malekula Central
Dialects

None known. Most similar to V’ënen Taut [nmb] (Crowley 2006b).

Typology

SVO; noun head initial; 21 consonants and 6 vowels; inclusive/exclusive.

Language Use

Elderly only. Shifted to Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin [upv].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Maragus