Whitesands language

Whitesands
East Tanna
Native toVanuatu
RegionTanna Island, east coast
Native speakers
7,500 (2001)
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

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.

Phonology

Consonants

: 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

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



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