Tanema language
| Tanema | |
|---|---|
| Tetawo | |
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Vanikoro |
Native speakers | 1 (2012)[1] |
Language family | Austronesian
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tnx |
| Glottolog | tane1237 |
| ELP | Tanema |
Tanema (Tetawo, Tetau) is a nearly extinct language of the island of Vanikoro, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands.
Vitality[]
Map of Vanikoro I., showing the historical territories of the three tribes of Lovono, Tanema and Teanu.[2]
As of 2012, Tanema is only spoken by one speaker, Lainol Nalo.[1][3] It has been replaced by Teanu, the main language of Vanikoro.
The language[]
Some information on the languages of Vanikoro, including Tanema, can be found in François (2009) for the grammar, and François (2020) for the lexicon.
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Homepage of the linguist A. François (CNRS).
- ^ Source: Maps of Vanikoro (languages, place names).
- ^ “The Mystery of the Sinking South Pacific Islands” — Part 2: A Language's Lone Survivor (article in Der Spiegel, 15/06/2012).
References[]
- François, Alexandre (2009), "The languages of Vanikoro: Three lexicons and one grammar" (PDF), in Evans, Bethwyn (ed.), Discovering history through language: Papers in honour of Malcolm Ross, Pacific Linguistics 605, Canberra: Australian National University, pp. 103–126
- François, Alexandre (2020). Online Teanu–English dictionary, with lexical data in Lovono and Tanema. Paris, CNRS.
External links[]
- Audio recordings in the Tanema language, in open access, by A. François (source: Pangloss Collection of CNRS).
Categories:
- Languages of the Solomon Islands
- Temotu languages
- Endangered Austronesian languages
- Oceanic language stubs