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Name: Hiw
Type: Language
Alternate Names: Torres; Torres Island
Spoken in: Vanuatu
Number of speakers: 150 (2007 A. Francois) (Ethnologue)
Number of speakers: 150 (UNESCO)
Number of speakers: 120 (World Oral Literature Project)
Code: hiw
Code Standard: ISO 639-3
Documentation: SIL
Families: Austronesian
Parent Subgroup: East Vanuatu (evan)

Endangerment Status


UNESCO Status: Definitely endangered
Ethnologue Status: Not listed
Sutherland's Red List: Endangered

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