Southwest Tanna is a dialect chain spoken on the southwestern coast of Tanna IslandinVanuatu. 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.[2]
| Southwest Tanna | |
|---|---|
| Nawal | |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Tanna Island |
Native speakers | 4,500 (2011)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nwi |
| Glottolog | sout2869 |
Southwest Tanna is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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