Malfaxal language

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Malfaxal
Malvaxal, Na'ahai
Native to Vanuatu
Region Malekula
Native speakers
(600 cited 1983) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mlx
Glottolog malf1237
ELP Naha'ai
Lang Status 99-NE.svg
Malfaxal is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Malfaxal (Malvaxal), also known as Na'ahai, is one of the many languages of the Malekula Coast group of Vanuatu.

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References

  1. Malfaxal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)