Larëvat language

Larëvat is an Oceanic language of central Malekula, Vanuatu.

Larëvat
Native toVanuatu
RegionCentral Malekula
Native speakers
680 (2001)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lrv
Glottologlare1249[2]
Island of Malakula

The current population of Larëvat-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

  1. Larëvat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Larevat". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. 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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