Emae
A language of Vanuatu
| Population | 400 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). |
| Region | Emae; Three Hills Island, Sesake Island. 2 villages. |
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Vanuatu |
| Alternate names | Emai, Emwae, Mae, Mai, Mwae |
| Dialects | No dialect variation. |
| 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 use | Most domains. Used by 50% of the children. Positive attitude. Also use North Efate [llp] (Tongoan). |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. |
| Comments | SVO. |
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