Neve’ei

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: vnm
Alternate Names: Banggor, Lambumbu, Nabusian teget, Nefe’ei, Telag, Vinmavis
Population: 500 (Musgrave 2007). Ethnic population: 710.
Location:: Malampa province: central west Malekula.
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, Malekula Interior, Malekula Central
Dialects: Winiv.
Typology: SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; dual number; no articles; 20 consonants and 5 vowels; stress on penultimate syllable; exclusive/inclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.
Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most key domains. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Litzlitz [lzl].
Language Development: Grammar.

Location: Malampa province: central west Malekula.