North Efate language

North Efate
North Efate
Nakanamanga
Nguna
Region	Efate, Vanuatu
Native speakers	9,500 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic Vanuatu Central Vanuatu North Efate; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	llp
Glottolog	nort2836

Speaking Nakanamanga (Wikitongues project)

North Efate, also known as Nakanamanga or Nguna, is an Oceanic language spoken on the northern area of Efate in Vanuatu, as well as on a number of islands off the northern coast.

Phonology

The consonant and vowels sounds of North Efate (Nguna)^[2].

Consonant sounds
		Labial	Dental	Velar
Stop	plain	p	t̪	k
Stop	implosive	ɓʷ
Fricative		v	s
Nasal	plain	m	n	ŋ
Nasal	prenasal	ᵑm
Liquid			l r
Approximant		w

**Vowel sounds**
	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e		o
Low		a

References

Ray, Sidney H. (1887). "Sketch of Nguna Grammar". The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 16. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland: 409–418. doi:10.2307/2841882. JSTOR 2841882.
Schütz, Albert J. (1969). "Nguna Grammar". Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications.

Notes

^ North Efate at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Schütz, Albert J. (1969). Nguna Grammar. Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications.

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[e18-1] North Efate at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Schütz, Albert J. (1969). Nguna Grammar. Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications.

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