Lelepa

LPA

vigorous

Alternate Names: Havannah Harbour

Dialects: Formerly thought a dialect of North Efate ,. Also related to South Efate ,. 84% inherent intelligibility of Eton ,, 88% of South 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: 400 (1989 census).

Language Use: All ages. Also use Bislama [bis], English [eng], French [fra], North Efate [llp], South Efate [erk]. Used as L2 by Eton [etn].

Language Development: Bible portions: 1877–1883.

Typology: SVO.

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu