Efate, South

ERK

developing

Alternate Names: Erakor, Fate, Southern Efate

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Central-Eastern Oceanic

Remote Oceanic

North and Central Vanuatu

Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands

Central Vanuatu

Demographics: 6,000 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Population includes Eton ,.

Language Use: Home, village. All ages. 100% also use Bislama [bis]. Also use English [eng], French [fra]. Used as L2 by Eton [etn], Lelepa [lpa], Mele-Fila [mxe].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1889–1930.

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu