North Tanna language

{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu}}

{{Infobox language

|name=North Tanna

|altname=

|nativename=

|states=Vanuatu

|region=Tanna Island

|speakers=5,000

|date=2001

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Austronesian

|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian

|fam3=Oceanic

|fam4=Southern Oceanic

|fam5=South Vanuatu

|fam6=Tanna

|iso3=tnn

|glotto=nort2847

|glottorefname=North Tanna

|map = Lang Status 99-NE.svg

|mapcaption = {{center|{{small|North Tanna is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger}}}}

}}

North Tanna is a language spoken on the northern coast of Tanna Island in Vanuatu. It is similar to Whitesands, but its exact position within the Tanna languages is not established.

References

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  • {{Cite thesis |last=Sverredal |first=Kristin |title=A grammar sketch of North Tanna |date=2018 |degree=Master's |publisher=Uppsala University |url=http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-355017 |id={{URN|nbn|se:uu:diva-355017|urn-access=free}} }}

{{Languages of Vanuatu}}

{{Southern Oceanic languages}}

{{Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages}}

Category:Languages of Vanuatu

Category:South Vanuatu languages

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