Maii

MMM

threatened

Alternate Names: Mae-Morae, Mafilau, Mkir

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

Epi

Bieria-Maii

Demographics: 180 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Ethnic population: 260 (2001).

Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Actively used but shifting to Namakura [nmk] and North Efate [llp] (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Positive attitudes.

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu