Eton language (Vanuatu)

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Eton
Native to Vanuatu
Region Efate
Native speakers
(500 cited 1989 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 etn
Glottolog eton1255
ELP Eton
Lang Status 99-NE.svg
Eton is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Eton is a small Oceanic language of Vanuatu, in the southeast of Efate Island.

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References

  1. Eton at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg