Efate, South

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
erk
Alternate Names
Erakor, Fate, Southern Efate
Population

6,000 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Population includes Eton [etn].

Location

Efate island.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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, Central Vanuatu
Language Use

Home, village. All ages. Bilingual in Bislama [bis]. Also use French [fra] and English [eng].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1889–1930.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Efate, South