Efate–Shepherds area
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The Efate–Shepherds area is a region of central Vanuatu encompassing Efate Island and the nearby Shepherd Islands, known for its diverse indigenous languages and cultures.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
linguistic area ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
culturally diverse
ⓘ
linguistically diverse ⓘ |
| hasColonialLanguage |
Bislama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
ceremonial exchange
ⓘ
customary land tenure ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ traditional chiefly systems ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
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small-scale cash cropping ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
island-based settlement patterns
ⓘ
language contact ⓘ multilingual communities ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousLanguage |
Emae language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eton language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lelepa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Makasura language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakanamanga NERFINISHED ⓘ Namakura NERFINISHED ⓘ Nguna NERFINISHED ⓘ Sesake language NERFINISHED ⓘ South Efate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageSubgroup |
Central Vanuatu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorUrbanCenter | Port Vila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesIsland | Efate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesIslandGroup | Shepherd Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diverse indigenous cultures
ⓘ
diverse indigenous languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Vanuatu ⓘ |
| locatedInOcean | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vanuatu archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
Austronesian linguistics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anthropology of Vanuatu ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nafe language