Navwien language

Navwien is a possibly extinct language of Vanuatu, presumably one of the Malekula Interior languages.^[1] It was spoken in the southwestern corner of Malekula, near Malfaxal.

NativetoVanuatu

RegionMalakula

Native speakers

"handful" (2013)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

• Malayo-Polynesian
  • Oceanic
    • Southern Oceanic
      • North-Central Vanuatu
        • Central Vanuatu
          • Malakula
            • Malakula Interior
              • Navwien

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Navwien
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Malakula
Native speakers	"handful" (2013)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu Central Vanuatu Malakula Malakula Interior Navwien
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	navw1234
ELP	Navwien
Navwien is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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