ANEITYUM: a language of Vanuatu

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: ATY

ISO 639-2: map

Population 600 (1983 SIL). 
Region Aneityum Island.
Alternate names   ANEITEUM, ANEITEUMESE, ANEJOM
Classification Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, South Vanuatu, Aneityum.
Comments Some simplification of the subject marking system has occurred. Literacy rate in first language: 30% to 60%. Literacy rate in second language: 50% to 75%. Bible 1879.

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