Nisvai language

Nisvai is an Oceanic language spoken in southeast Malekula, Vanuatu, on the eastern tip of the island, by about 200 speakers.^[2][1]

NativetoVanuatu

RegionMalekula

Native speakers

(200 cited 2001)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

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

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Nisvai
Vetbon
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Malekula
Native speakers	(200 cited 2001)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu Central Vanuatu Malakula Malakula Interior Nisvai
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	nisv1234
ELP	Nisvai
Nisvai is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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The languages surrounding Nisvai include, or used to include, Port Sandwich, Nasvang, Sörsörian, Axamb and Avok.^[2]