Sie

Sie, also called Erromangan or Sye, is the Oceanic language of Erromango, the largest island in the Tafea group of southern Vanuatu, and the principal survivor of the indigenous languages once spoken there. Erromango was first settled around three thousand years ago by Lapita voyagers, whose speech evolved in relative isolation into the island's dialects.

James Cook made the first European landing there in 1774, and from 1804 whalers and, after 1825, sandalwood traders brought regular outside contact; the sandalwood rush of 1830, which included a Hawaiian attempt to seize the island, disrupted village life. Sie had no traditional writing and remained a spoken language throughout this period.