Dixon Reef

DIX

shifting

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Central-Eastern Oceanic

Remote Oceanic

North and Central Vanuatu

Malekula Interior

Small Nambas

Demographics: 50 (1982 SIL). Likely fewer than the 50 reported in 1982 (Wurm 2007). Ethnic population: 60. 80% of the ethnic group speaks Dixon Reef.

Language Use: Seriously endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from neighboring languages Avava [tmb] and Nahavaq [sns] (Wurm 2007). Most key domains. Used by 40% of children. Positive attitudes.

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu