Maragus

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: mrs
Alternate Names: Maragaus, Marakus, Tape, Tobah
Population: 15 (Crowley 2006b).
Location:: Malampa province: Malekula, Tautu village.
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, Malekula Interior, Malekula Central
Dialects: None known. Most similar to V’ënen Taut [nmb] (Crowley 2006b).
Typology: SVO; noun head initial; 21 consonants and 6 vowels; inclusive/exclusive.
Language Use: Elderly only. Shifted to Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin [upv].
Language Development: Grammar.

Location: Malampa province: Malekula, Tautu village.