Malekula Interior languages
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| Malekula Interior | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
Malakula, Vanuatu |
| Linguistic classification: | Austronesian
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| Subdivisions: |
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| Glottolog: | None mala1539 (Malakula)[1] |
The dozen Malekula Interior languages are a branch of the North Vanuatu languages.
Languages
The languages have been classified as follows:[2]
- Ninde (Labo)
- Small Nambas
- Malekula Central
A number of other, critically endangered or recently extinct languages are or were spoken in the interior of Malekula, and presumably belong with the Malekula Interior languages. They are Aveteian, Navwien, Sörsörian.[3][4][5] Nisvai–Nasvang–Navwien form a dialect chain, as do Nitita and Vivti.
See also
References
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- ↑ Clark, Ross. 2009. *Leo Tuai: A comparative lexical study of North and Central Vanuatu languages. Canberra ACT.: Pacific Linguistics (Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University).
- ↑ Lynch & Crowley, 2001, Languages of Vanuatu: A New Survey and Bibliography. Australian National University.
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- ↑ Robert Blust, 2013, The Austronesian Languages
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