Aveteian language

Aveteian (Dixon Reef) is a possibly extinct language of Vanuatu, presumably one of the Malekula Interior languages.[2] In the early twentieth century it was spoken by a few families living to the north of Ninde.[3]

Aveteian
Dixon Reef
Pronunciation[avəteián₂]
Native toVanuatu
RegionMalakula
Native speakers
probably fewer than 50 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3dix
Glottologdixo1238
ELPAveteian
Aveteian is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

References

  1. Aveteian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. See p.107 of:
    Blust, Robert. 2013. The Austronesian Languages. (Rev. ed.) Asia-Pacific Linguistics Open Access monographs, A-PL 008. Canberra, ACT: Asia-Pacific Linguistics.
  3. Lynch & Crowley, 2001, Languages of Vanuatu: A New Survey and Bibliography. Australian National University.
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