Letemboi

NMS

threatened

Alternate Names: Small Nambas

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
North and Central Vanuatu
Malekula Interior
Small Nambas

Demographics: 800 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Ethnic population: 1,100 (2001).

Language Use: Seriously endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most key domains. Used by 60% of children. Positive attitudes.

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu