Shark Bay

SSV

threatened

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Lorediakarkar ,.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 450 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Language Use: Endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from Bislama [bis] (Wurm 2007). Some key domains. Used by 30% of children. Positive attitudes.

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu