Merei-Tiale language

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Малмарив (Malmariv) — океанийский язык, на котором говорят на острове Эспириту-Санто в Вануату. Имеет две разновидности: мерей и тиале. rdf:langString
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. rdf:langString
rdf:langString Merei-Tiale language
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rdf:langString Merei
rdf:langString Merei
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rdf:langString Merei
rdf:langString Tiale
rdf:langString Malmariv
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rdf:langString Northeast Vanuatu – Banks Islands
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rdf:langString 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. Merei is an SVO language, aligning itself with many of the typical Oceanic features. Subject pronouns, modality, and aspect markers occur preverbally, object pronouns and aspect adverbs follow the verb, and possessives are divided into direct and indirect (or inalienable and alienable respectively).
rdf:langString Малмарив (Malmariv) — океанийский язык, на котором говорят на острове Эспириту-Санто в Вануату. Имеет две разновидности: мерей и тиале.
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rdf:langString tial1239
rdf:langString Merei
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