Languages of Vanuatu

113 languages of the index are spoken in Vanuatu; 3 have official status (French, English and Bislama). The country has about 300,019 inhabitants (2020).

113 languages55 endangered or dormantInsular OceaniaISO VU / VUT

Official languages

fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · International engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · International bisBislamaunclassified · 10,0001 · National

All languages spoken in Vanuatu

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
engEnglish	`eng`	Indo-European	+93	1.13 bn	0 · International
fraFrenchfrançais	`fra`	Indo-European	+41	285.4 m	0 · International
tonTonganLea fakatonga	`ton`	Austronesian	+5	186,010	1 · National
bisBislama	`bis`	—		10,000	1 · National
appApma	`app`	Austronesian		7,800	6a · Vigorous
tnpWhitesands	`tnp`	Austronesian		7,500	7 · Shifting
mxeMele-Fila	`mxe`	Austronesian		3,500	5 · Developing
mllMalua Bay	`mll`	Austronesian		600	6b · Threatened
lnnNethalp	`lnn`	Austronesian		340	6b · Threatened
aulAulua	`aul`	Austronesian		300	6a · Vigorous
mmmMaii	`mmm`	Austronesian		180	6b · Threatened
akrAraki	`akr`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
hiwHiw	`hiw`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lmlRaga	`lml`	Austronesian			3 · Wider Communication
mlvMwotlap	`mlv`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
mkvMav̋ea	`mkv`	Austronesian			7 · Shifting
lrzLemerig	`lrz`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
futFutuna-Aniwa	`fut`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
erkSouth Efate	`erk`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
tgpTangoa	`tgp`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
mmwEmae	`mmw`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lhtLo-Toga	`lht`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
klvMaskelynes	`klv`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
mttMota	`mtt`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
olrOlrat	`olr`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
msnVurës	`msn`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
bpaDaakaka	`bpa`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
vaoVao	`vao`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
frtKiai	`frt`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
pmaPaamese	`pma`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
tqlLehali	`tql`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
skuSakao	`sku`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
saxSaa	`sax`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
nwiSouthwest Tanna	`nwi`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
vnmVinmavis	`vnm`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
tmbKatbol	`tmb`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
tsrAkei	`tsr`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
ahbAxamb	`ahb`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
wwoDorig	`wwo`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
tlmTolomako	`tlm`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
urrLöyöp	`urr`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
mrmMwerlap	`mrm`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
skeSke	`ske`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
mlaTamambo	`mla`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
atyAneityum	`aty`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
nndWest Ambae	`nnd`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
tnkKwamera	`tnk`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lknLakon	`lkn`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
tnlLenakel	`tnl`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lmuLamenu	`lmu`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
uurUra	`uur`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
upvUripiv	`upv`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
mwiNinde	`mwi`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
snsNahavaq	`sns`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
tvkSoutheast Ambrym	`tvk`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
ombEast Ambae	`omb`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
mmgNorth Ambrym	`mmg`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
btrBaetora	`btr`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
nmbBig Nambas	`nmb`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
krfKoro	`krf`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lpaLelepa	`lpa`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lgkLingarak	`lgk`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
crcLonwolwol	`crc`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
mmeMae	`mme`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
mrbSungwadia	`mrb`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
tgsNume	`tgs`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
vraVera'a	`vra`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
llpNorth Efate	`llp`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
ergErromanga	`erg`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
brjBieria	`brj`	Austronesian			7 · Shifting
swwSowa	`sww`	Austronesian			10 · Extinct
tmiTutuba	`tmi`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
almAmblong	`alm`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
bkiBaki	`bki`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
aorAore	`aor`	Austronesian			10 · Extinct
mlxMalfaxal	`mlx`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
bnkBierebo	`bnk`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
bnrButmas	`bnr`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
etnEton	`etn`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lrvLarevat	`lrv`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
nmsLetemboi	`nms`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lwwLewo	`lww`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
mwoPeterara	`mwo`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
nmkMakura	`nmk`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
pswPort Sandwich	`psw`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
onuUnua	`onu`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
pgkRerep	`pgk`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lzlLitzlitz	`lzl`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
mrsMaragus	`mrs`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
mvtMpotovoro	`mvt`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
ssvNgen	`ssv`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
tlsTambotalo	`tls`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
iffUtaha	`iff`	Austronesian			10 · Extinct
tnnNorth Tanna	`tnn`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
vrtBurmbar	`vrt`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
nswNavut	`nsw`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
ptvPort Vato	`ptv`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
mnlMerei-Tiale	`mnl`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
nkkNokuku	`nkk`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
ptrPiamatsina	`ptr`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
plbPolonombauk	`plb`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
rpnRepanbitip	`rpn`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
tmtTasmate	`tmt`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
vlpValpei	`vlp`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
wlrWailapa	`wlr`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
wsiWusi	`wsi`	—			6b · Threatened
mrpMorouas	`mrp`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
nvhNasarian	`nvh`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
fnbOrkon	`fnb`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
rgaRoria	`rga`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
vnpVunapu	`vnp`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
msnMwesen	`msn`	Austronesian			Critically endangered
lmbMerei	`lmb`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened

113 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata