Baravet

Baravet
Village
Newly-built nakamal in the centre of Baravet
Baravet
Location in Vanuatu
Coordinates: 15°56′53″S 168°10′05″E / 15.94806°S 168.16806°E / -15.94806; 168.16806Coordinates: 15°56′53″S 168°10′05″E / 15.94806°S 168.16806°E / -15.94806; 168.16806
Country  Vanuatu
Province Penama Province
Island Pentecost Island
Time zone UTC+11 (VUT)

Baravet or Bwaravet (from Ske bwara vet "big stone") is cluster of villages in south-western Pentecost Island, Vanuatu.

Baravet is located by a river mouth on the coast, along the main north-south road 3 km north of Lonorore Airport.[1] The community has a nakamal, a guesthouse and several small stores.

Baravet is the hub of the Ske language community,[2] and historically had a culture distinct from that of other parts of Central Pentecost and South Pentecost, though much of this has been lost due to depopulation and the influence of the Churches of Christ.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Baravet". vu.geoview.info. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Kay (2014) Static spatial expression in Ske: an Oceanic language of Vanuatu. PhD Thesis. SOAS, University of London
  3. ↑ Gray (2013), The Languages of Pentecost Island
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