NMS ISO 639-3
Letemboi
A language of Vanuatu
- ISO 639
- nms
- Alternate Names
- Small Nambas
- Population
- 800 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Ethnic population: 1,100 (2001).
- Location:
- Malampa province: south Malekula.
- 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, Malekula Interior, Small Nambas
- Language Use
- Seriously endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most key domains. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Nasarian [nvh].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Malampa province: south Malekula.
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