|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