Lamenu
A language of Vanuatu
| Population | 850 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Very few monolinguals. |
| Region | Shefa Province, Varmali region, Lamenu Island, Epi Island northwest tip; some in Sara village, Port Vila and Luganville. |
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Vanuatu |
| Alternate names | Lamen, Lewo, Varmali |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, Epi, Lamenu-Baki, Lamenu-Lewo |
| Language use | Vigorous. Used in kindergarten, oral and some written use in church, oral use in commerce. Positive attitude. Most also use Bislama [bis]. Half also use some English or Paama [pma]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible portions: 1987. |
| Comments | Population of Lamenu and Epi was over 14,000, but was reduced to 800 in early 1900s due to disease and economic dependence. Copra production; tourism; fishermen; agriculturalists. Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
STAHL, James L., author. 1996. A literacy survey of the Lamen-speaking community.
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