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Malfaxal

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3mlx

Population  600 (1983 SIL).
Region  South Malekula.
Language map  Vanuatu, Enlarged Area
Alternate names   Malvaxal-Toman Island, Taman, Tomman
Dialects  Orierh (Na’ahai), Milip, Toman.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, Malekula Coastal
Language development  Bible portions: 1919.
Writing system  Latin script.