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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
sax
Alternate Names
Ponorwol, Saa, South Pentecost Language
Autonym
Dlo Kêt, Sa
User Population

4,000 (2017 A. Gray).

Location

Penama province: south Raga 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, East Vanuatu
Dialects

Ponorwal (South Raga), Lolatavola, Ninebulo.

Language Use

Used by all.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 60%–80%. Taught as subject in primary schools in grades 1 and 2.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sa
Writing

Latin script [Latn], limited usage.