Wailapa

WLR

threatened

Dialects: A dialect chain with Akei , and Penantsiro , at the extremes.

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: 100 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Ethnic population: 140.

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

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu