Epi languages
| Epi | |
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| Api | |
| Geographic distribution: | East Vanuatu, Epi Island |
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| Glottolog: | epii1237[1] |
The half dozen Epi languages are spoken on Epi Island in Vanuatu.
The population of Epi Island was over 14,000 before being reduced to 800 in the early 1900s due to economic exploitation and introduced disease.[2] As of 2001, the population of these languages had climbed back to only 4,400.
Components
The languages are:[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Epi". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Lamenu language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)