Mwotlap

MLV

vigorous

Alternate Names: Motalava, Motlav

Dialects: Dagmel, Valuwa, Volow.

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
East Vanuatu

Demographics: 1,800 (2007 A. François), increasing.

Language Use: Dagmel and Volow dialects have 1 speaker each. All children speak Mwotlap. Positive attitudes.

Language Development: Bible portions: 2005.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu