Bieria language

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Bieria
Vovo
Native to Vanuatu
Region Epi Island
Ethnicity100 (2006?) [1]
Native speakers
70 (2006) [2]
Dialects
  • Bieria
  • Vovo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 brj
Glottolog bier1246
ELP
Lang Status 20-CR.svg
Bieria is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Bieria, or Vovo (Wowo), is an Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island, in Vanuatu.

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References

  1. Bieria language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. Bieria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)