Lewo
A language of Vanuatu
| Population | 2,200 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). |
| Region | East Epi Island, Varsu and Varmali regions. |
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Vanuatu |
| Alternate names | Varsu |
| Dialects | Tasiko, Mate-Nul-Filakara. |
| 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 development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Bible portions: 1892–1990. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
EARLY, Robert J., author. 1994. "Lewo."
EARLY, Robert J., author. 1994. A grammar of Lewo, Vanuatu.
EARLY, Robert J., author. 1995. "Lewo: Introduction and word list."
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