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MNL

threatened

Alternate Names: Malmariv

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Navut ,; mutually intelligible with Merei ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
North and Central Vanuatu
Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands
West Santo

Demographics: 400 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Language Use: Most key domains. Used by 60% of children. Positive attitudes.

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu