Malmariv is an oceanic language spoken on the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. It has two varieties: measure and tiale.
| Malmariv | |
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| Country | Vanuatu |
| Regions | Espiritu Santo |
| Total number of speakers | 800 (1997-2001) |
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| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
| ISO 639-3 | lmb - measure |
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Varieties
- On the measure ( Lametin, Merei ) they speak between the rivers Lape and Ora, north of the city of Morouas, in the central part of Espiritu Santo . The male population and schoolchildren also use bislama .
- The tiale ( Malmariv, Tiale ) is spoken in the north of the central part of the island of Espiritu Santo .