Bieria language

Bieria
Bieria
Vovo
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Epi Island
Ethnicity	100 (2006?)
Native speakers	70 (2006)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu Central Vanuatu Epi-Efate Epi Bieria; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Bieria; Vovo;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	brj
Glottolog	bier1246
ELP	Bieria ; Vovo ;
	Bieria is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger .

Last updated October 31, 2025

Bieria is an Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island, in Vanuatu.

Names

The alternate names for Bieria are Bieri, Vovo and Wowo.^[3]

References

↑ Bieria language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
↑ Bieria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ "Glottolog 5.1 - Bieria". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-13.

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[e17-1] Bieria language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

[e18-2] Bieria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[3] "Glottolog 5.1 - Bieria". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-13.

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