South Vanuatu languages
| South Vanuatu | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Southern Vanuatu |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Glottolog | sout2868 |
The nine South Vanuatu languages form a family of the Southern Oceanic languages,[1] spoken in Tafea Province (Tanna, Aneityum, Futuna, Erromango, and Aniwa) of Vanuatu.
Languages[]
- Erromango family
- Southern: Sie, Sorung†
- Northern: Ifo (Utaha)†, Ura
(See Erromanga language#Linguistic situation for a description)
- Tanna family
- Southern: Kwamera (South Tanna), Southwest Tanna
- Northern: Lenakel (West Tanna), Whitesands (Weasisi, East Tanna), North Tanna
- Aneityum
- Aneityum (Anejom̃)
François (2015)[]
François (2015:18-21) lists the following names and locations for the 9 South Vanuatu languages.
| No. | Language | Other names | Speakers | Ethnologue | ISO 639-3 | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | Sie | Se, Sie, Erromanga | 1900 | erg | erg | Erromango |
| 129 | Ura | 6 | uur | uur | Erromango | |
| 130 | Utaha | 0 | iff | iff | Erromango | |
| 131 | North Tanna | 5000 | tnn | tnn | Tanna | |
| 132 | Lenakel | Netvaar | 11500 | tnl | tnl | Tanna |
| 133 | Southwest Tanna | Nawal | 5000 | nwi | nwi | Tanna |
| 134 | Whitesands | Narak | 7500 | tnp | tnp | Tanna |
| 135 | Kwamera | Nafe, Nɨfe | 3500 | tnk | tnk | Tanna |
| 137 | Anejom̃ | Aneityum | 900 | aty | aty | Aneityum |
References[]
- François, Alexandre; Franjieh, Michael; Lacrampe, Sébastien; Schnell, Stefan (2015), "The exceptional linguistic density of Vanuatu" (PDF), in François, Alexandre; Lacrampe, Sébastien; Franjieh, Michael; Schnell, Stefan (eds.), The Languages of Vanuatu: Unity and Diversity, Studies in the Languages of Island Melanesia, Canberra: Asia Pacific Linguistics Open Access, pp. 1–21, ISBN 9781922185235.
- Lynch, John. 2001. The linguistic history of southern Vanuatu. (Pacific Linguistics, 509.) Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Categories:
- South Vanuatu languages
- Languages of Vanuatu
- Southern Oceanic languages