North Tanna language

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North Tanna
Native to Vanuatu
Region Tanna Island
Native speakers
5,000 (2001) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 tnn
Glottolog nort2847
Lang Status 99-NE.svg
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.

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References

  1. North Tanna at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)