Malua Bay language

Malua Bay (also called Middle Nambas) is an Oceanic language spoken in northwest Malekula, Vanuatu.Furthermore, it belongs to the Malekula grouping within the Central Vanuatu subgroup, along with Nese, Botovro, Vovo, Vao, and others.The majority of speakers are bilingual in Bislama, English, or French.Verbal predicates are marked for either realis or irrealis mood.This article about Southern Oceanic languages is a stub.
VanuatuMalekulaLanguage familyAustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicSouthern OceanicNorth-Central VanuatuCentral VanuatuMalakulaMalakula CoastalISO 639-3GlottologUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in DangerOceanic languageBotovroPort VilaBislamaEnglishFrenchalienableinalienable possessionrealisirrealisnominative-accusativeParadisecEthnologueLanguages of VanuatuPolynesianNorth VanuatuTorres–BanksLehaliLemerigLo-TogaLöyöpMwerlapMwesenMwotlapVera'aVurësPenamaNorth AmbrymBaetoraFanbakSungwadagaSungwadiaEspiritu SantoAmblongButmasMerei-TialeNarangoNethalpNokukuPiamatsinaPolonombaukTamamboTambotaloTangoaTasmateToksikiTolomakoTutubaValpeiVunapuWailapaDaruruRetlaturFarnantoFanafoNorth EfateNafsanEfateseLelepaMakuraDaakakaDalkalaenLonwolwolPaamesePort VatoSoutheast AmbrymBiereboBieriaAveteianBig NambasBurmbarBwenelangLarëvatLendamboiLitzlitzMalfaxalMaskelynesNahavaqNasarianNasvangNavwienNeve'eiNeververNisvaiNititaPort SandwichSörsörianNortheast MalakulaAlovasSouth VanuatuAneityumKwameraLenakelNorth TannaSorungSouthwest TannaWhitesandsFutuna-AniwaMele-FilaSouthern Oceanic languagesNorthVanuatuVera’aSun̄wadiaSun̄wadagaDuiduiNortheast AmbaeCape CumberlandTasirikiM̈av̈eaShark BayMpotovoroV’ënen TautLarevatNeve’eiNavavaNevwervwerPangkumuBanam BaySinesipNaha’aiWest AmbrymSouth AmbrymNakanamangaNamakirSouth EfateSie / ErromanganKwamera (South Tanna)Lenakel (West Tanna)Whitesands (East Tanna)NengoneNdrumbeaNumèèXârâcùùXârâgurèTîrîVamaleHavekeCèmuhîPaicîPwaameiPwapwaBwatooHmwavekeWaamwangYuangaNyâlayuextinct statusEastern Malayo-Polynesian languagesTandiaWaropenWaremboriHalmahera SeaMatbatFiawatSouth HalmaheraPataniCenderawasihBiakicDusnerMeoswarWandamenMungguiPapumaSerui-LautKuruduYerisiamAdmiraltyYapeseBaluan-PamLenkauPenchalNorthern KanietSouthern KanietSeimatWuvuluSaint MatthiasMussau-EmiraTemotuAsumboaTanimbiliLovonoTanemaReefs–Santa CruzÄiwooEngdewu / NangguNatügu / Santa CruzSoutheastSolomonicBugotuMalangoTaliseLongguFaganiMarau WawaTo'abaitaBaeleleaBaegguFatalekaKwara'aeGula'alaaDori'oꞋAreꞌareWesternOceanicMeso–MelanesianMerameraNakanaiLaxudumauTungagMadaraLavatbura–LamusongFanamaketKandasKonomalaLungalungaNiwer MilPatpatarRamoaainaSursurungaWarwar FeniNorthwestSolomonicPapapanaPetatsSaposaTinputzBannoniMono-AluUruavaBabatanaVarisiVaghuaGhanonggaKusagheLunggaMarovoRovianaUgheleVangunuBlablangaCheke HoloKokotaZabanaTomoipNorth New GuineaSarmi–JayapuraBonggoKayupulauMasimasiPodenaKaptiauTarpiaTobatiSchoutenArop-SissanoSissanoUlau-SuainTumleoYakamulKairiruTerebuMedeburHuon GulfBukawaAribwatsaAribwaungAdzeraDangalMaralangoSilisiliWamparWampurKumaluMangga BuangMapos BuangMumengNumbamiNgero–VitiazBariaiMalalamaiAwad BingBilibilGedagedMatukarMindiriLamogaiMouk-AriaKaroreKaulongSengsengAiklepAkoletApalikBebeliLesing-GelimiMangsengSolongMamusiMengenArop-LukepKarnaiMalasangaMur PanoPapuan Tip'AuhelawaBuhutuBwanabwanaOya'oyaSalibaUnubaheWagawagaBwaidokaDiodioIamaleleKoluwawaMaiadomuBunamaBoselewaGaleyaMolimaMwatebuSewa BayDawawaKakabaiArifama-MiniafiaGapapaiwaGhayaviKaninuwaHaigwaiMaiwalaMinavehaTaupotaTawalaYakaikekeGumawanaBudibudKilivilaMisimaSudestSouthernOceanicMicronesianNauruanKosraeanGilberteseMarshalleseChuukic–PohnpeicChuukicSonsorolTobianChuukeseWoleaianUlithianPuluwateseNamonuitoTanapagCarolinianSatawaleseMortlockesePááfangPohnpeicMokilesePingelapesePohnpeianNgatikeseCentral PacificRotumanNamosi-Naitasiri-SeruaWestern FijianFijianGone DauLomaivitiNuclearPolynesianTuvaluanSikaianaOntong JavaNukumanuNuguriaKapingamarangiNukuoroPukapukanSamoicSamoanTokelauanNiuatoputapuHawaiianMarqeusanMangarevaTahitianAustralTuamotuanCook Islands MāoriRakahanga-ManihikiTongarevaMāoriMorioriRapa NuiWallisian (East Uvean)West UveanFutunan (East Futunan)Futuna-Aniwa (West Futunan)RennelleseTikopiaTongicTonganNiueanNiuafo'ou