Avava

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: tmb
Alternate Names: Katbol, Navava, Taremp, Tembimbe-Katbol, Tisvel, Vava
Population: 700 (Crowley 2006a).
Location:: Malampa province: central Malekula, Khatbol, Taremp, Tembimbi, and Tisvel villages.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
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: Umbbuul (Bangasak), Nivat, Timbembe. Nivat dialect is now extinct.
Typology: SVO; 22 consonants and 5 vowels; alienable/inalienable possession; inclusive/exclusive pronouns.
Language Use: Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most key domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Bislama [bis] (Crowley 2006a).
Language Development: Grammar.

Location: Malampa province: central Malekula, Khatbol, Taremp, Tembimbi, and Tisvel villages.