Language

Southwest Tanna

Southwest Tanna is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Vanuatu.

New Testament

Scripture in Southwest Tanna

The New Testament is reported in Southwest Tanna.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Southwest Tanna is spoken

  • Vanuatu

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About Southwest Tanna

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
nwi
Glottocode
sout2869
Also known as
Tanna, Southwest · Tanna, Southwest: Nɨvai

Dialects and varieties 10

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Southwest Tanna as a whole.

  • NafeNo known Scripture
  • NavavaNo known Scripture
  • NiververNo known Scripture
  • TannaNo known Scripture
  • Tanna, Southwest: NɨvaiNo known Scripture
  • Tanna, Southwest: NɨvhaarNo known Scripture
  • Tanna, Southwest: NowaiNo known Scripture
  • Tanna, Southwest: NvhalNo known Scripture
  • Tanna, Southwest: SiporoNo known Scripture
  • Tanna, Southwest: VahaNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.