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There are over one hundred local languages spread over the archipelago (listed below), all of them belonging to the Austronesian family of languages.Vanuatu is the country with the highest density of languages per capita in the world: it currently shows an average of about 1,760 speakers for each indigenous language, and went through a historical low of 565; [1] only Papua New Guinea comes close.
It is the national language of Vanuatu, and one of the three official languages of the country, the other ones being English and French. Bislama is the first language of many of the "Urban ni-Vanuatu " (citizens who live in Port Vila and Luganville ) and the second language of much of the rest of the country's residents.
In addition, 113 indigenous languages, all of which are Southern Oceanic languages except for three outlier Polynesian languages, are spoken in Vanuatu. [194] The density of languages per capita is the highest of any nation in the world, [195] with an average of only 2,000 speakers per language. All vernacular languages of Vanuatu (i.e ...
Mwotlap (pronounced [ŋ͡mʷɔtˈlap]; formerly known as Motlav) is an Oceanic language spoken by about 2,100 people in Vanuatu.The majority of speakers are found on the island of Motalava in the Banks Islands, [2] [3] with smaller communities in the islands of Ra (or Aya) and Vanua Lava, [4] as well as migrant groups in the two main cities of the country, Santo and Port Vila.
Port Vila is home to many languages, reflecting the country's high linguistic diversity. The capital city's daily lingua franca is Bislama, but English and French are also widely spoken. Among Vanuatu's 100 indigenous languages, many are spoken in the capital, as people from rural areas come to live in the city, either temporarily or permanently.
The language of Emae is spoken in the villages of Makatea and Tongamea on Emae in the country of Vanuatu. Most of the Emae people speak Emae, North Efate (Nguna), English, French and Bislama. Less than 1% of the people who speak Emae as their native language are literate in the language, while 50% to 70% are literate in their second language ...
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [1] ... Vanuatu: 110 6 116 1.63 196,298 1,722 665
Lenakel, or West Tanna, is a dialect chain spoken on the western coast of Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Lenakel is one of five languages spoken on Tanna. The native name for the language is Netvaar, and speakers refer to their language as Nakaraan taha Lenakel ' the language of Lenakel '. [2] Lenakel has been extensively researched and documented by ...