Sakao

SKU

vigorous

Alternate Names: Hog Harbour, Klep, N’kep, Sakau, Santo

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
North and Central Vanuatu
East Santo
North

Demographics: 4,000 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Language Use: Home, local politics, church. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Bislama [bis], Tolomako [tlm].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Low. No systematic adherence to one orthography. New media. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1905–1949.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu

Other Comments: Christian (Protestant).