Nese language

Nese is a moribund Oceanic language or dialect known by no more than twenty people in the Matanvat area of the northwest tip of the island of Malakula in Vanuatu.The language has no class of adjectives that can be distinguished from intransitive stative verbs, which may occur within the noun phrase, or function as a predicate.Independent pronouns, as well as the pronominal markers appearing on verbs and possessed nouns, distinguish three persons, two numbers (singular and plural), and make an inclusive/exclusive distinction in the first person plural.[4] Some speakers have initiated language revitalization activities such as informal teaching by elders to children, and use of Nese songs in church.Nese is also taught in the Matanvat kindergarten, though not as the primary language of instruction.
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