South Vanuatu languages

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South Vanuatu
Geographic distribution:	Southern Vanuatu
Genetic classification:	Austronesian  Malayo-Polynesian (MP)   Nuclear MP    Central-Eastern MP     Eastern MP      Oceanic       Central-Eastern        Southern Oceanic         Nuclear Southern Oceanic          South Efate-Southern Melanesian           Southern Melanesian            South Vanuatu
Subdivisions:	Aneityum Erromanga Tanna

The nine South Vanuatu languages form a branch of the Southern Melanesian languages.

[edit] Components

• Aneityum
• Erromanga languages
  • Sie
  • Ifo
  • Ura
• Tanna languages
  • Kwamera
  • Lenakel
  • North Tanna
  • Southwest Tanna
  • Whitesands