North Efate language

North Efate, also known as Nakanamanga or Nguna, is an Oceanic language spoken on the northern area of Efate in Vanuatu, as well as on a number of islands off the northern coast – including Nguna, and parts of Tongoa, Emae and Epi.

RegionEfate, Vanuatu

Native speakers

(9,500 cited 2001)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

• Malayo-Polynesian
  • Oceanic
    • Southern Oceanic
      • North-Central Vanuatu
        • Central Vanuatu
          • Epi-Efate
            • Efate
              • North Efate

ISO 639-3llp

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North Efate
Nakanamanga
Nguna
Region	Efate, Vanuatu
Native speakers	(9,500 cited 2001)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu Central Vanuatu Epi-Efate Efate North Efate
Language codes
ISO 639-3	llp
Glottolog	nort2836
North Efate is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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The population of speakers is recorded to be 9,500.^[2] This makes Nakanamanga one of the largest languages of Vanuatu, an archipelago known for having the world's highest linguistic density.^[3]