ATY ISO 639-3
Aneityum
Anejom̃ Autonym
A language of Vanuatu
- ISO 639
- aty
- Alternate Names
- Aneiteum, Aneiteumese, Anejom, Antas Anejom̃, Intas Anejom
- Autonym
- Anejom̃
- Population
- 900 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).
- Location:
- Tafea province: Aneityum island.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, South Vanuatu, Aneityum
- Typology
- VOS; prepositions; noun heads initial; dual and trial numbers; no articles; tense and aspect; 20 consonants and 5 vowels; stress on penultimate syllable; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession; noun-compounding.
- Language Use
- Also use English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1879.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Aneityum
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Tafea province: Aneityum island.
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