| Port Sandwich | |
|---|---|
| Lamap | |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Malekula |
Native speakers | 1,200 (2001) [1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | psw |
| Glottolog | port1285 |
| ELP | Port Sandwich |
 Port Sandwich is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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