Larëvat | |
Region: | Central Malekula |
State: | Vanuatu |
Speakers: | 680 |
Date: | 2001 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Austronesian |
Fam2: | Malayo-Polynesian |
Fam3: | Oceanic |
Fam4: | Southern Oceanic |
Fam5: | North-Central Vanuatu |
Fam6: | Central Vanuatu |
Fam7: | Malakula |
Fam8: | Malakula Interior |
Iso3: | lrv |
Glotto: | lare1249 |
Glottorefname: | Larevat |
Map: | Lang Status 99-NE.svg |
Larëvat is an Oceanic language of central Malekula, Vanuatu.
The current population of Larëvat-speaking villages is estimated at around 675 speakers.[1] They are located around Losinwei, which is also known as the "neck of the dog" due to the island looking like a sitting dog.