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
East Tanna
Native toVanuatu
RegionTanna Island, east coast
Native speakers
7,500 (2001)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tnp
Glottologwhit1269
Whitesands is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Phonology

Consonants

[3]:9
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p t k
Fricative f s x h
Rhotic r ɹ
Lateral l
Semivowel w j

Vowels

[3]:8
Front Central Back
Close i ə u
Mid ɛ ɔ
Open ɐ

References

  1. Whitesands at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Hammond, J. (2009). The grammar of nouns and verbs in Whitesands, an oceanic language of Southern Vanuatu. Master Thesis, University of Sydney, Sydney. link
  3. Hammond, Jeremy (June 2009). "The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu" (PDF). CORE.


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