ISO 639-3 · nvhnvh
Austronesian family
Nasarian
Nasarian is a language of the Malekula Interior branch (Austronesian), spoken in Vanuatu.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nvh- Glottocode
nasa1240- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nasarian |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nasarian language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Nasarian
The branches above Nasarian, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
1039Austronesianfamily944Malayo-Polynesianbranch634Nuclear Malayo-Polynesianbranch579Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbranch470Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbranch438Oceanicbranch220Central–Eastern Oceanicbranch130Southern Oceanicbranch95North and Central Vanuatubranch3Malekula InteriorbranchnvhNasarianlanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Vanuatu
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationaltonTonganAustronesian · 186,0101 · NationalbisBislamaunclassified · 10,0001 · NationalappApmaAustronesian · 7,8006a · VigoroustnpWhitesandsAustronesian · 7,5007 · ShiftingmxeMele-FilaAustronesian · 3,5005 · DevelopingmllMalua BayAustronesian · 6006b · ThreatenedlnnNethalpAustronesian · 3406b · ThreatenedaulAuluaAustronesian · 3006a · Vigorous