Vurës language

Vurës
Vurës
Vureas
Pronunciation	[βyˈrœs]
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Vanua Lava
Native speakers	2,000 (2016)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu North Vanuatu Torres-Banks Vurës; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	msn (shared with Mwesen)
Glottolog	vure1239
ELP	Vurës
	Vurës is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Vurës (Vureas, Vures) is an Oceanic language spoken in the southern area of Vanua Lava Island, in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu, by about 2000 speakers.

Vurës was described by linguist Catriona Malau, in the form of a grammar and a dictionary.

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