Neve’ei

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
vnm
Alternate Names
Banggor, Lambumbu, Nabusian teget, Nefe’ei, Telag, Vinmavis
User Population

500 (Musgrave 2007). Ethnic population: 710.

Location

Malampa province: central west Malekula.

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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, Malekula Interior, Malekula Central
Dialects

Winiv.

Typology

SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; dual number; no articles; 20 consonants and 5 vowels; stress on penultimate syllable; exclusive/inclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.

Language Use

Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most key domains. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Litzlitz [lzl].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Neve’ei