Whitesands language
Whitesands | |
---|---|
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, 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]
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stop | p | t tʲ | k x | |||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Trill / tap | r ɹ | |||||
Fricative | f | s | tʲ | h̥ | ||
Glide | w | j | ||||
Lateral | l |
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ə | u |
Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | ɐ |
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
- ^ a b Hammond, Jeremy (June 2009). "The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu" (PDF). CORE.