lang_description: "Although children are still learning Vaeakau-Taumako, the language is in danger from rising sea levels. Speakers may need to move to Santa Cruz or Honiara to survive in the longer term, leading to an increase in the use of Pijin, and potentially the disappearance of the Vaeakau-Taumako language.",
public_comment: ""There is a lot of mobility between the islands in each group, and so it is difficult to pinpoint the number of speakers on each island, but at the time of writing there were approximately 200 people living on Nifiloli, 120 on Pileni, 70 on Nukapu, 60 on Nupani, 50 on Matema, 20 on Tinakula, and 10 on Makalumu... Surveys give the number of inhabitants in the Duffs around 4-500 but our personal experience suggests that this number is too low - the actual number may be as high as 800.... The 1999 census reported a total of 1,662 people giving either "Pileni" or "Taumako" as their first language (1142 for Pileni, 520 for Taumako)."",
domains_of_use: "Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.",