Larëvat language

Larëvat
Larëvat
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Central Malekula
Native speakers	680 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic Central Vanuatu Malakula Western Larëvat; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lrv
Glottolog	lare1249
ELP	Larëvat

Island of Malakula

Larëvat is an Oceanic language of central Malekula, Vanuatu.

The current population of Larëvat-speaking villages is estimated at around 675 speakers.^[2] They are located around Losinwei, which is also known as the "neck of the dog" due to the island looking like a sitting dog.

References[]

^ Larëvat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
^ Lynch, John (2001). Languages of Vanuatu: A new survey and bibliography. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. p. 83. ISBN 0 85883 469 3.

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[e18-1] Larëvat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[2] Lynch, John (2001). Languages of Vanuatu: A new survey and bibliography. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. p. 83. ISBN 0 85883 469 3.

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