Nume

TGS

vigorous

Alternate Names: Gaua, Gog, North-East Gaua, Tarasag

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: 900 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most key domains. Used by 80% of the children. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%.

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu

Other Comments: Distinct from Numee , of New Caledonia.