ERK ISO 639-3
Efate, South
Nafsan Autonym
A language of Vanuatu
- ISO 639
- erk
- Alternate Names
- Erakor, Fate, Southern Efate
- Autonym
- Nafsan
- Population
- 6,000 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Population includes Eton [etn].
- Location:
- Shefa province: Efate island.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, Central Vanuatu
- Typology
- 15 consonants and 5 vowels.
- Language Use
- Home, village. Used by all. All also use Bislama [bis]. Also use English [eng]. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Eton [etn], Lelepa [lpa], Mele-Fila [mxe].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Taught in primary schools. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1889–1930.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Efate, South
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Shefa province: Efate island.
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