Kiai language
Kiai is an Oceanic language spoken by about 450 people in the central highlands of Espiritu Santo island, in Vanuatu.
Name
The name Kiai derives from kiai, meaning "no", due to a trend in the area to name languages based on their word for "no", used as a linguistic shibboleth. The language is called vara Kiai, i.e. 'the language that says kiai ".The same language has been named Fortsenal, based on the name of the village where the speakers live.