North Tanna language

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.

NativetoVanuatu

RegionTanna Island

Native speakers

(5,000 cited 2001)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

• Malayo-Polynesian
  • Oceanic
    • Southern Oceanic
      • South Vanuatu
        • Tanna
          • North Tanna

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North Tanna
Nɨnakə
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Tanna Island
Native speakers	(5,000 cited 2001)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic South Vanuatu Tanna North Tanna
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tnn
Glottolog	nort2847
North Tanna is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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