efatese

efatese
\\|efə|tēz, eˈfäˌt-, -ēs\ noun (plural efatese)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Efate, one of the New Hebrides islands in the So. Pacific + English -ese
1.
a. : a Melanesian people of Efate in the New Hebrides islands
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Efatese people

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