Olrat

OLR

nearly extinct

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Koro , and Lakon ,.

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: 5 (2008).

Language Use: Active use probably ceased around 1950s.

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu

Other Comments: In the 20th century the Olrat moved from their mountain village to Gaua west coast villages and adopted the dominant language Lakon ,.