Alternate Names: Varsu
Dialects: Mate-Nul-Filakara, Tasiko. Lexical similarity: borderline with Lamenu , but strong community perception that it is a different language.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,200 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Only very elderly and very young are monolingual. L2 users: Speakers of neighboring languages also use Lewo.
Language Use: Some use in religious domain. Positive attitudes. 100% also use Bislama [bis].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%. Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1892–2002.
Typology: Tripartite disjunctive negative construction.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Vanuatu
Other Comments: Christian.