Malua Bay

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: mll
Alternate Names: Espiegle Bay, Middle Nambas
Population: 500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Ethnic population: 715 (2001).
Location:: Malampa province: Malekula, northwest coast.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, Malekula Coastal
Dialects: Several dialects.
Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most key domains. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes.

Location: Malampa province: Malekula, northwest coast.