Nasarian

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
nvh
Population

5 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Location

Southwest coast of Malekula.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Malekula Interior, Malekula Central
Language Use

Seriously endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Mostly shifted to Letemboi [nms] and Nahavaq [sns] (2007). Some key domains. Positive attitudes.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nasarian