Merei-Tiale language
Merei or Malmariv is an Oceanic language spoken in north central Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. There are two varieties, Tiale, or Malmariv, and Merei, or Lametin. They are mutually intelligible according to a comparison of 234 words, which showed 94.87% cognate similarity. There are an estimated 800 speakers of Malmariv-Merei or Tiale-Lametin. Merei, as well as Tiale, are both spoken by roughly 60% of the children in the villages. The members of the population have a positive attitude towards the threatened language, with Merei being spoken by approximately 400 people as a mother tongue. There are at least four villages where Merei is spoken, Angoru, Navele, Tombet and Vusvogo. These villages are located between the Ora and Lape rivers in the central area of Espiritu Santo Island.
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Merei-Tiale language
Merei or Malmariv is an Oceanic language spoken in north central Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. There are two varieties, Tiale, or Malmariv, and Merei, or Lametin. They are mutually intelligible according to a comparison of 234 words, which showed 94.87% cognate similarity. There are an estimated 800 speakers of Malmariv-Merei or Tiale-Lametin. Merei, as well as Tiale, are both spoken by roughly 60% of the children in the villages. The members of the population have a positive attitude towards the threatened language, with Merei being spoken by approximately 400 people as a mother tongue. There are at least four villages where Merei is spoken, Angoru, Navele, Tombet and Vusvogo. These villages are located between the Ora and Lape rivers in the central area of Espiritu Santo Island.
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Merei or Malmariv is an Oceani ...... e and alienable respectively).
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Малмарив (Malmariv) — океанийс ...... разновидности: мерей и тиале.
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Malmariv
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Northeast Vanuatu – Banks Islands
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Merei or Malmariv is an Oceani ...... area of Espiritu Santo Island.
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Малмарив (Malmariv) — океанийс ...... разновидности: мерей и тиале.
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Merei-Tiale language
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Малмарив
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