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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu Not to be confused with Tirax language.

Maii
Mkir
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Epi Island
Ethnicity	260 (2001)
Native speakers	180 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu Central Vanuatu Epi-Efate Epi Maii
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`mmm`
Glottolog	`maii1238`
ELP	Mkir
Maii is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Maii (Mae) is an Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island, in Vanuatu.

References

^ Maii at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Tryon, D. "Mae-Morae and the languages of Epi (Vanuatu)". In Lynch, J. and Pat, F.'A. editors, Oceanic Studies: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Oceanic Linguistics. C-133:305-318. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1996. doi:10.15144/PL-C133.305

Official languages

Indigenous
languages
(Southern
Oceanic
and Polynesian)

Torres–Banks	Dorig Hiw Koro Lakon Lehali Lemerig Lo-Toga Löyöp Mota Mwerlap Mwesen Mwotlap Nume Olrat Vera'a Volow Vurës
Penama	Ambae East West North Ambrym Apma Baetora Fanbak Raga Saa Ske Sowa Sungwadaga Sungwadia
Espiritu Santo	Akei Amblong Ande Aore Araki Butmas Kiai Mavea Merei-Tiale Mores Narango Navut Nethalp Ngen Nokuku Piamatsina Polonombauk Sakao Tamambo Tambotalo Tangoa Tasmate Toksiki Tolomako Tutuba Valpei Vunapu Wailapa Wusi Moiso Kene Daruru Retlatur Atin Bura Farnanto Fanafo

Epi	Baki Bierebo Bieria Lamen Lewo Maii
Malakula	Aulua Avava Aveteian Axamb Big Nambas Botovro Burmbar Bwenelang Larëvat Lendamboi Litzlitz Malfaxal Malua Bay Maskelynes Nahavaq Nasarian Nasvang Nāti Navwien Nese Neve'ei Neverver Ninde Nisvai Nitita Port Sandwich Rerep Sörsörian Tape Tirax Unua Northeast Malakula Vao Vivti Rutan Alovas Najit Njav

Torres–Banks	Hiw Lo-Toga Lehali Löyöp Mwotlap Volow Lemerig Vera’a Vurës Mwesen Mota Nume Dorig Koro Olrat Lakon Mwerlap
Maewo–Ambae– North Pentecost	Sun̄wadia Sun̄wadaga Baetora Duidui Northeast Ambae Raga
South Pentecost	Ske Apma Sa
Espiritu Santo	Cape Cumberland Nokuku Tolomako Wusi Akei Tasiriki Tangoa Araki Tiale Merei Kiai M̈av̈ea Tutuba Aore Tamambo Mores Shark Bay Sakao

Nuclear
Southern
Oceanic

Erromango	Sie / Erromangan Sorung † Ifo (Utaha) † Ura
Tanna	Kwamera (South Tanna) Southwest Tanna Lenakel (West Tanna) Whitesands (East Tanna) North Tanna
Aneityum

Loyalties–
New Caledonia

Loyalty Islands

New Caledonian

Southern	Ndrumbea Numèè Xârâcùù Xârâgurè Tîrî Zire † Ajië Arhö Arhâ Neku Orowe
Northern	Vamale Haveke Haeke Cèmuhî Paicî Pwaamei Pwapwa Bwatoo Hmwaveke Waamwang Fwâi Jawe Nemi Pije Caac Kumak Yuanga Nyâlayu

Western

Greater Barito*

Admiralty St. Matthias Temotu Southeast Solomonic Micronesian Central Pacific
Western	Meso-Melanesian North New Guinea Papuan Tip
Southern	Vanuatu North Central South Loyalties–New Caledonia

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