Maii
A language of Vanuatu
| Population | 180 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). |
| Region | Mafilau village, southwest Epi, north of the Bieria, south of the Baki. |
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| Alternate names | Mae-Morae, Mafilau, Mkir |
| Dialects | No dialect variation. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, Epi, Bieria-Maii |
| Language use | Actively spoken but shifting to Namakura [nmk] and North Efate [llp] (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Positive attitude. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. |
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