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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Vanuatu > Nokuku

Nokuku

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3nkk

Population  160 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Ethnic population: 400.
Region  Northwest Santo.
Language map  Vanuatu, Enlarged Area
Alternate names   Nogugu
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, West Santo
Language use  Most key domains retained. Used by 60% of children. Positive attitude.
Language development  Bible portions: 1901–1918.
Writing system  Latin script.