Futuna-Aniwa
A language of Vanuatu
| Population | 1,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). |
| Region | (West) Futuna and Aniwa Islands, east of Tanna. |
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| Alternate names | Erronan, West Futuna-Aniwa |
| Dialects | West Futuna (Fotuna), Aniwa (Anewa). Significant differences between West Futunan and Aniwan dialects. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Futunic |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 1898. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Distinct from (East) Futuna [fud] on Futuna Island in French Territory of Wallis and Futuna. SVO, VS. Fishermen; agriculturalists: taro, yams, sweet potato, coconut, fig, breadfruit, banana, native cabbage, sugarcane, chestnut, arrowroot; animal husbandry: pigs, poultry. |
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