Lemerig

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: lrz
Alternate Names: Bek, Leon, Päk, Sasar
Population: 2 (2020 A. François).
Location:: Torba province: Vanua Lava island, northeast coastal villages.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
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, East Vanuatu
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Vera’a [vra] and Vurës [msn].
Language Use: Shifted to Mwotlap [mlv].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Lemerig
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Torba province: Vanua Lava island, northeast coastal villages.