Nasarian language

Nasarian
Nasarian
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Central Malekula
Native speakers	5 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu Central Vanuatu Malakula Malakula Interior Nasarian; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nvh
Glottolog	nasa1240
ELP	Nasarian
	Nasarian is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger .

Last updated October 31, 2025

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

References

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

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[e18-1] Nasarian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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