Nisvai language
| Nisvai | |
|---|---|
| Vetbon | |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Malekula |
Native speakers | 200 (2001)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | nisv1234 |
| ELP | Nisvai |
Nisvai is an Oceanic language spoken in southeast Malekula, Vanuatu, on the eastern tip of the island, by about 200 speakers.[2][1]
The languages surrounding Nisvai include, or used to include, Port Sandwich, Nasvang, Sörsörian, Axamb and Avok.[2]
References
- ^ a b Lynch, John & Terry Crowley. 2001. Languages of Vanuatu: A new survey and bibliography. Canberra: Australian National University.
- ^ a b Charpentier, Jean-Michel (1982). Atlas linguistique du Sud - Malekula—Linguistic Atlas of South Malekula (Vanuatu). Paris: Centre National de la Recherche.
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