Nasarian language

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Nasarian
Native to Vanuatu
RegionCentral Malekula
Native speakers
5 (2001) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nvh
Glottolog nasa1240
ELP Nasarian
Lang Status 20-CR.svg
Nasarian is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Nasarian is a nearly extinct Oceanic language of southwest Malekula, Vanuatu, though the handful of speakers includes children.

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References

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

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