Neve’ei

VNM

threatened

Alternate Names: Banggor, Lambumbu, Nefe’ei, Telag, Vinmavis

Dialects: Winiv.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
North and Central Vanuatu
Malekula Interior
Malekula Central

Demographics: 500 (Musgrave 2007). Ethnic population: 710.

Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most key domains. Used by 60% of children. Positive attitudes.

Language Development: Grammar.

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu