Aneityum

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
aty
Alternate Names
Aneiteum, Aneiteumese
Autonym
Anejom, Intas Anejom
Population

900 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Location

Tafea province: Aneityum island.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, South Vanuatu, Aneityum
Typology

Some simplification of subject-marking system occurs.

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. Bible: 1879.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Aneityum
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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