Mota

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
mtt
Population

900 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Location

Banks Group, Mota (Sugarloaf) island.

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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, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, East Vanuatu
Language Use

Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Formerly lingua franca. Most key domains. Used by 60% of children. Positive attitudes.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1912.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mota
Writing
Latin script.