Epi languages

Epi
Epi
Api
Geographic; distribution	East Vanuatu, Epi Island
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic Northern Vanuatu Northeast Vanuatu – Banks Islands Epi; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
Glottolog	epii1237

The half dozen Epi languages are spoken on Epi Island in Vanuatu.

The population of Epi Island was over 14,000 before being reduced to 800 in the early 20th century due to economic exploitation and introduced disease.^[1] As of 2001, the population of these languages had climbed back to only 4,400.

Components

The languages are:^[2]

Bieria–Maii: Bieria (Vovo), Maii
Baki–Bierebo: Baki, Bierebo
Lamenu–Lewo: Lamenu, Lewo

References

^ Lamenu language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Cite error: The named reference Glottolog was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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[1] Lamenu language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Glottolog-2] Cite error: The named reference Glottolog was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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