Labo
A language of Vanuatu
| Population | 1,100 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). |
| Region | Southwest Bay, Malekula. |
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Vanuatu, Enlarged Area |
| Alternate names | Meaun, Mewun, Nide, Ninde |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Malekula Interior, Labo |
| Language use | Most key domains. Used by 30% of the children. Positive attitude. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1905. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Hunters; fishermen; agriculturalists: yams. Traditional religion. |
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