Whitesands language
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
References
- 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
- Hammond, Jeremy (June 2009). "The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu" (PDF). CORE.
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Indigenous languages (Southern Oceanic and Polynesian) |
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