Vurës language

Vurës
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Vanua Lava
Native speakers	2,000 (2012)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic Vanuatu Northern Vanuatu East Vanuatu Vurës
Dialects	Vurës Mwesen
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`msn`
Glottolog	`vure1239`^[2]

Vurës and Mwesen (Mosina) are two dialects spoken in Vanua Lava Island in Vanuatu. Taken together, they form the main language of the island, with about 2000 speakers.^[1]

Notes

1 2 François (2012:88)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Vures". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

References

François, Alexandre (2012), "The dynamics of linguistic diversity: Egalitarian multilingualism and power imbalance among northern Vanuatu languages", International Journal of the Sociology of Language 214: 85–110, doi:10.1515/ijsl-2012-0022 .

External links

English-Vurës dictionary, by Catriona Malau.

Languages of Vanuatu

Official languages

Indigenous
languages

Central Vanuatu

East Vanuatu

Torres-Banks	Alo-Teqel Dorig Hiw Koro Lakon Lehali Lemerig Lo-Toga Löyöp Mota Mwerlap Mwesen Mwotlap Nume Olrat Vera'a Volow Vurës

Penama	Apma Baetora Central Maewo East Ambae North Ambrym Raga Sa Ske Sowa Sungwadia West Ambae

Paama–Ambrym	Dakaka Lonwolwol Orkon Paamese Port Vato Southeast Ambrym

Epi

Malekula

Coastal	Atchin Aulua Axamb Burmbar Mae Malfaxal Malua Bay Maskelynes Mpotovoro Nahavaq Näti Nese Unua Rerep Port Sandwich Uripiv Vao Wala-Rano

Interior	Ninde Letemboi Repanbitip Dixon Reef Nasarian Avava Lingarak Vinmavis Litzlitz Larevat Maragus Big Nambas

unclassified	Aveteian Navwien Sörsörian Nisvai Nasvang Navwien

Polynesian

West Santo

Northwest	Nokuku Piamatsina Tasmate Tolomako Valpei Vunapu

Northeast	Akei Amblong Aore Araki Kiai Mafea Merei Morouas Narango Navut Roria Malo Tambotalo Tangoa Tiale Tutuba Wailapa Wusi

South Vanuatu

Southern Oceanic languages

Central Vanuatu

East Vanuatu

Torres-Banks	Alo-Teqel Dorig Hiw Koro Lakon Lehali Lemerig Lo-Toga Löyöp Mota Mwerlap Mwesen Mwotlap Nume Olrat Vera'a Volow Vurës

Penama	Apma Baetora Central Maewo East Ambae North Ambrym Raga Sa Ske Sowa Sungwadia West Ambae

Paama–Ambrym	Dakaka Lonwolwol Orkon Paamese Port Vato Southeast Ambrym

Epi

Malekula

Coastal	Atchin Aulua Axamb Burmbar Mae Malfaxal Malua Bay Maskelynes Mpotovoro Nahavaq Näti Nese Unua Rerep Port Sandwich Uripiv Vao Wala-Rano

Interior	Ninde Letemboi Repanbitip Dixon Reef Nasarian Avava Lingarak Vinmavis Litzlitz Larevat Maragus Big Nambas

unclassified	Aveteian Navwien Sörsörian Nisvai Nasvang Navwien

West Santo

Northwest	Nokuku Piamatsina Tasmate Tolomako Valpei Vunapu

Northeast	Akei Amblong Aore Araki Kiai Mafea Merei Morouas Narango Navut Roria Malo Tambotalo Tangoa Tiale Tutuba Wailapa Wusi

South Vanuatu

New Caledonian

Northern	Caac Cèmuhî Drehu Fwâi Haveke Iaai Jawe Kumak Nemi Nengone Nyâlayu Paicî Pije Pwaamei Pwapwâ Vamale Yuanga

Southern	Ajië Arhâ Arhö Ndrumbea Neku Numèè Orowe Sîchë Tîrî Xaracuu Xârâgurè

Others	Haeke

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