Kiai language
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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
| Kiai | |
|---|---|
| Fortsenal | |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Espiritu Santo Island |
Native speakers | 450 (2001)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Vanuatu |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | frt |
| Glottolog | fort1240 |
The Kiai language is a vernacular of a native people in the highlands of the central Espiritu Santo Island, Sanma Province, Republic of Vanuatu.
Name variants
Another name is Fortsenal. The speakers call their language na vara kiai. Fortsenal (Vorozenale) is one of the villages where the speakers live.
Notes
- ^ Kiai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
References
- Vara Kiai: a Kiai wordlist / Tomas Ludvigson, Auckland [N.Z.] : Dept. of Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1989
- Crowley, Terry. 2000. The Language Situation in Vanuatu.
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