| Kiai | |
|---|---|
| Fortsenal | |
| Vara Kiai | |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Espiritu Santo Island |
Native speakers | 450 (2001)[1] |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Vanuatu |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | frt |
| Glottolog | fort1240 |
| ELP | Kiai |
 Kiai is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Kiai is an Oceanic language spoken by about 450 people in the central highlands of Espiritu Santo island (Sanma Province), in Vanuatu.[2]
- ^ Kiai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ François, Alexandre; Franjieh, Michael; Lacrampe, Sébastien; Schnell, Stefan (2015). "The exceptional linguistic density of Vanuatu" (PDF). In François, Alexandre; Lacrampe, Sébastien; Franjieh, Michael; Schnell, Stefan (eds.). The Languages of Vanuatu: Unity and Diversity. Canberra: Asia Pacific Linguistics Open Access. pp. 1–21. ISBN 9781922185235.