Aveteian language
| Aveteian | |
|---|---|
| Dixon Reef | |
| Pronunciation | [avəteián₂] |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Malakula |
Native speakers | probably fewer than 50 (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dix |
| Glottolog | dixo1238 |
| ELP | Aveteian |
 Aveteian is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Aveteian (Dixon Reef) is a possibly extinct language of Vanuatu, presumably one of the Malekula Interior languages.[2] In the early twentieth century it was spoken by a few families living to the north of Ninde.[3]
References
- ^ Aveteian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ See p.107 of:
Blust, Robert. 2013. The Austronesian Languages. (Rev. ed.) Asia-Pacific Linguistics Open Access monographs, A-PL 008. Canberra, ACT: Asia-Pacific Linguistics. - ^ Lynch & Crowley, 2001, Languages of Vanuatu: A New Survey and Bibliography. Australian National University.