Native to Vanuatu Native speakers 4,500 (2011) Glottolog sout2869 | Region Tanna Island ISO 639-3 nwi | |
Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
South Vanuatu
Tanna
Southwest Tanna | ||
Southwest Tanna is a dialect chain spoken on the southwestern coast of Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Lynch (1982) names three major dialects: Nivhaal in the north-west of the language area (spelt "Nauvhal" in publicity for the 2015 film Tanna), Nivai in the south-west, and Nelpwaai in the north-east.
References
Southwest Tanna language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA