Neve'ei language
Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neve’ei (IPA: [neveʔei]), also known as Vinmavis, is an Oceanic language of central Malekula, Vanuatu.[M 1] There are around 500 primary speakers of Neve’ei and about 750 speakers in total.[M 1]
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Neve’ei | |
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Vinmavis | |
Native to | Vanuatu |
Region | Central Malekula |
Ethnicity | 710 ethnic population (no date)[1] |
Native speakers | 500 (2007)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | vnm |
Glottolog | vinm1237 |
ELP | Vinmavis |
Neve'ei is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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Neve’ei was described for the first time by Jill Musgrave, in a monograph published in 2007: A grammar of Neve’ei, Vanuatu. This book is the source for the data and analyses below.