Olrat | Ethnologue

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: olr
Autonym: Olrat
Population: 3 (2020 A. François).
Location:: Torba province: Gaua island west coast, mainly Dolap 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, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, East Vanuatu
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Koro [krf] and Lakon [lkn].
Language Use: Active use probably ceased around 1950s. Shifted to Lakon [lkn].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Olrat
Writing: Latin script [Latn], limited usage.
Other Comments: In the 20th century the Olrat moved from their mountain village to Gaua west coast villages and adopted the dominant language Lakon [lkn].

Location: Torba province: Gaua island west coast, mainly Dolap village.