SKE ISO 639-3
Seke
Seke Autonym
A language of Vanuatu
- ISO 639
- ske
- Alternate Names
- Baravet, Bwaravet, Dol, Ske
- Autonym
- Seke
- Population
- 300 (2011 K. Johnson). Ethnic population: 430.
- Location:
- Penama province: Pentecost island.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- 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
- Language Use
- Endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Mixed: home, community. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes.
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: Less than 90% at a basic level. Literature. Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Seke
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], limited usage.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Penama province: Pentecost island.
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