Vurës language
Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vurës (Vureas, Vures) is an Oceanic language spoken in the southern area of Vanua Lava Island, in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu, by about 2000 speakers.[2]
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Vurës | |
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Vureas | |
Pronunciation | [βyˈrœs] |
Native to | Vanuatu |
Region | Vanua Lava |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2016)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | msn (shared with Mwesen) |
Glottolog | vure1239 |
ELP | Vurës |
Vurës is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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Vurës was described by linguist Catriona Malau, in the form of a grammar[2] and a dictionary.[3]