Whitesands, or East Tanna, is a language spoken on the eastern coast of Tanna Island in Vanuatu. It is closely related to the North Tanna and Lenakel languages.[2]
Whitesands | |
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East Tanna | |
Native to | Vanuatu |
Region | Tanna Island, east coast |
Native speakers | 7,500 (2001)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tnp |
Glottolog | whit1269 |
Whitesands is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
Phonology
editConsonants
editLabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Plosive | p | t | tʲ | k | |
Fricative | f | s | x | h | |
Rhotic | r ɹ | ||||
Lateral | l | ||||
Semivowel | w | j |
Vowels
editFront | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ə | u |
Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | ɐ |
References
edit- ^ Whitesands at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Hammond, J. (2009). The grammar of nouns and verbs in Whitesands, an oceanic language of Southern Vanuatu. Master Thesis, University of Sydney, Sydney. link
- ^ a b Hammond, Jeremy (June 2009). "The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu" (PDF). CORE.