Tolomako

TLM

threatened

Alternate Names: Big Bay, Marina, Tolomako-Jereviu

Dialects: Slight dialect differences.

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
West Santo

Demographics: 900 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Some children are not learning the language. Most key domains. Used by 30% of children. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Sakao [sku].

Language Development: Bible portions: 1904–1909.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu