Central Vanuatu languages
| Central Vanuatu | |
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| Shepherds–North Efate | |
| Geographic distribution: | Vanuatu |
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| Glottolog: | None |
The languages of the Central Vanuatu family of the Efate Islands are part of the Southern Oceanic languages. The language are spoken in the province of Shefa, central Vanuatu, on the islands of Éfaté and the many small islands of the Shepherds Group.
The main difference in recent classifications is the position of the languages within Oceanic (see Southern Oceanic languages) and whether to include the South Efate language of the capital Port Villa.
Languages
Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002) include just two languages:[1]
- Namakir (Shepherds Islands )
- Nakanamanga (North Efate)
Clark (2009) includes South Efate:[2]
- Namakir (Namakura)
- Efate: South Efate, North Efate, Eton, Lelepa
(Ross et al. had counted Eton and Lelepa as dialects of the other languages.)
According to Thieberger, Efatese is an artificial mixture of the languages of Efate.
References
- ↑ Lynch, John, Malcolm Ross & Terry Crowley. 2002. The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press.
- ↑ Clark, Ross. 2009. *Leo Tuai: A comparative lexical study of North and Central Vanuatu languages. Canberra ACT.: Pacific Linguistics (Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University).