South Efate language
E617124
South Efate is an Oceanic language of central Vanuatu, spoken primarily on Efate Island and known for its role in the region’s rich linguistic diversity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Efate language canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| contributesTo | linguistic diversity of Vanuatu ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| glottologCode | sout2854 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Erakor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erakor–Eratap NERFINISHED ⓘ Nafsan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nafsan language NERFINISHED ⓘ South Efate NERFINISHED ⓘ South Efate Nafsan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Erakor dialect
ⓘ
Erakor–Eratap dialects ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
daily communication in local communities
ⓘ
local cultural practices ⓘ traditional oral narratives ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex verbal morphology
ⓘ
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ prepositional phrase marking ⓘ rich pronominal system ⓘ serial verb constructions ⓘ verb-initial word order tendencies ⓘ |
| hasMorphosyntacticAlignment | nominative–accusative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
simple consonant inventory typical of Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | erk ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
South Efate grammar
ⓘ
descriptive linguistic studies on Oceanic syntax ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Port Vila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Lelepa language
ⓘ
Nguna language NERFINISHED ⓘ North Efate language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Efate languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Shefa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Efate Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Vanuatu ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Central Vanuatu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalClassification |
analytic language
ⓘ
head-marking language ⓘ |
| usedBy | communities in villages around Port Vila ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nafe language