Efate–Shepherds area

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The Efate–Shepherds area is a region of central Vanuatu encompassing Efate Island and the nearby Shepherd Islands, known for its diverse indigenous languages and cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
linguistic area
climate tropical
country Vanuatu
hasCharacteristic culturally diverse
linguistically diverse
hasColonialLanguage Bislama
English
French
hasCulturalPractice ceremonial exchange
customary land tenure
oral storytelling
traditional chiefly systems
traditional dance
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale cash cropping
subsistence agriculture
tourism
hasFeature island-based settlement patterns
language contact
multilingual communities
hasIndigenousLanguage Emae language
Eton language
Lelepa language
linked to: Lehali language

Makasura language
Nakanamanga
Namakura
Nguna
Sesake language
South Efate
hasLanguageFamily Oceanic languages
hasLanguageSubgroup Central Vanuatu languages
Southern Oceanic languages
hasMajorUrbanCenter Port Vila
includesIsland Efate
includesIslandGroup Shepherd Islands
knownFor diverse indigenous cultures
diverse indigenous languages
locatedIn central Vanuatu
locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
locatedInSubregion Melanesia
partOf Vanuatu archipelago
linked to: New Hebrides
subjectOfStudy Austronesian linguistics
anthropology of Vanuatu

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Nafe language region Efate–Shepherds area
subject linked to: Nafe (Nguna) language