Larevat language
| Larevat | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Central Malekula |
Native speakers | 680 (2001)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
lrv |
| Glottolog |
lare1249[2] |
Island of Malakula
Larevat is an Oceanic language of central Malekula, Vanuatu.
The current population of Larevat-speaking villages is estimated at around 675 speakers.[3] They are located around Losinwei, which is also known as the "neck of the dog" due to the island looking like a sitting dog.
References
- ↑ Larevat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Larevat". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Lynch, John (2001). Languages of Vanuatu: A new survey and bibliography. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. p. 83. ISBN 0 85883 469 3.
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