Vehes

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: val
Alternate Names: Buasi, Vehees
Population: 70 (Wurm 2000).
Location:: Morobe province: near the coast between Lae and Salamaua. 1 village.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, South, Hote-Buang, Buang
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 60% with Mapos Buang [bzh] (most similar).
Language Use: Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon); endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Under pressure from Mapos Buang [bzh], Mangga Buang [mmo] and Tok Pisin [tpi] (Wurm 2007). Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Wurm 2007). Also use Mangga Buang [mmo] (Wurm 2007). Also use Mapos Buang [bzh] (Wurm 2007).

Location: Morobe province: near the coast between Lae and Salamaua. 1 village.