Malua Bay language
| Malua Bay | |
|---|---|
| Middle Nambas | |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Malekula |
| Ethnicity | 720 (2001)[1] |
Native speakers | 500 (2009)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mll |
| Glottolog | malu1245 |
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 Malua Bay is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Malua Bay (also called Middle Nambas) is an Oceanic language spoken in northwest Malekula, Vanuatu. It has two main dialects: one spoken in Malua Bay and the other spoken in Espiegles Bay.
Classification
[edit | edit source]Malua, as an Oceanic language, belongs to the Austronesian language family. Furthermore, it belongs to the Malekula grouping within the Central Vanuatu subgroup, along with Nese, Botovro, Vovo, Vao, and others.[2]
Community
[edit | edit source]Malua is mainly spoken in Malua and Espiegles Bay, with a small amount of speakers in Port Vila. The majority of speakers are bilingual in Bislama, English, or French.[3]
Grammar
[edit | edit source]Malua contains a distinction between alienable and inalienable possession. Verbal predicates are marked for either realis or irrealis mood. It also exhibits nominative-accusative alignment.[4]
External links
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Malua Bay at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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