Southwest Tanna language
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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
Southwest Tanna | |
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Nawal | |
Native to | Vanuatu |
Region | Tanna Island |
Native speakers | 4,500 (2011)[1] |
Language family | Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nwi |
Glottolog | sout2869 |
Southwest Tanna is a dialect chain spoken on the southwestern coast of Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Lynch (1982) names three major dialects: Nivhaal in the north-west of the language area (spelt "Nauvhal" in publicity for the 2015 film Tanna), Nivai in the south-west, and Nelpwaai in the north-east.[2]
References[]
- ^ Southwest Tanna at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ John Lynch (1982). "South-West Tanna Grammar Outline and Vocabulary". Papers in Linguistics of Melanesia. 4.
External links[]
- Database of audio recordings in language of Tanna, Southwest - basic Catholic prayers
- Paradisec has two collections of Arthur Cappell's materials (AC1, AC2) that include Southwest Tanna language materials.
- Nehrbass's Comprehensive lexicon contains data on the dialects of the Southwest Tanna language ([1])
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