Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin Language

Description: Uripiv is a language spoken on Vanuatu. Uripiv is spoken today by about 6,000 people. Literacy rate of Uripiv speakers in their own language is about 10 - 30%. The language forms a dialect chain with other nearby languages, namely Wala-Rano and Atchin. Uripiv is the most northerly of these languages. Despite the dialect chain, Uripiv still has 85% of its words in common with Atchin, at the opposite (southern) end. Uripiv is one of the few well-documented languages that use the rare bilabial trill...... full article at Wikipedia Location of Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin Language Speakers <googlemap zoom="3" width=400 height=300 lat="-17.750000" lon="168.300000" type="map"> -17.750000, 168.300000, Vanuatu</googlemap>

Overview Main Country: Vanuatu Spoken In: Regions: Oceania ISO 639-3 Code: upv Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Austronesian Group     Malayo-Polynesian Group       Central-Eastern Group         Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Group           Oceanic Group             Central-Eastern Oceanic Group               Remote Oceanic Group                 North and Central Vanuatu Group                   Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands Group                     Malekula Coastal Group                       Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin Language