Futuna-Aniwa

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: fut
Alternate Names: Erronan, Fotuna-Anewa, West Futuna-Aniwa, West Futunan
Population: 1,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).
Location:: Tafea province: Aniwa and West Futuna islands, east of Tanna.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Futunic
Dialects: West Futuna (Fotuna), Aniwa (Anewa). Significant differences between West Futunan and Aniwan dialects.
Typology: SVO, VS.
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1898.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Futuna-Aniwa
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Distinct from (East) Futuna [fud] on Futuna Island in French Territory of Wallis and Futuna.

Location: Tafea province: Aniwa and West Futuna islands, east of Tanna.