Glottolog: epii1237 | ||
Geographic
distribution: East Vanuatu, Epi Island Linguistic classification: Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Southern Oceanic
Northern Vanuatu
Northeast Vanuatu – Banks Islands
Epi | ||
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. As of 2001, the population of these languages had climbed back to only 4,400.
Components
The languages are:
References
Epi languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA