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Nisvai language

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Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu
Nisvai
Vetbon
Native toVanuatu
RegionMalekula
Native speakers
(200 cited 2001)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottolognisv1234
ELPNisvai
Nisvai is classified as Critically Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Nisvai is anOceanic language spoken in southeastMalekula,Vanuatu, on the eastern tip of the island, by about 200 speakers.[2][1]

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

Name

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The nameNisvai literally means "what".

References

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  1. ^abLynch, John & Terry Crowley. 2001.Languages of Vanuatu: A new survey and bibliography. Canberra: Australian National University.
  2. ^abCharpentier, Jean-Michel (1982).Atlas linguistique du Sud - Malekula—Linguistic Atlas of South Malekula (Vanuatu). Paris: Centre National de la Recherche.

External links

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  • Nisvai DoReCo corpus compiled by Jocelyn Aznar. Audio recordings of narrative texts with transcriptions time-aligned at the phone level, translations, and time-aligned morphological annotations.
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Loyalties–
New Caledonia
Loyalty Islands
New Caledonian
Southern
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  • * indicates proposed status
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andPolynesian)
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Vanuatu
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Celebic
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  • ? indicates classification dispute
  • † indicatesextinct status

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