Whitesands language

Whitesands, or East Tanna, or Narak,^[2] is a language spoken on the eastern coast of Tanna, in southern Vanuatu. It is closely related to the neighbouring North Tanna and Lenakel languages.^[3]

NativetoVanuatu

RegionTanna Island, east coast

Native speakers

(7,500 cited 2001)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

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

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Whitesands
East Tanna
Narak
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Tanna Island, east coast
Native speakers	(7,500 cited 2001)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic South Vanuatu Tanna Whitesands
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tnp
Glottolog	whit1269
Whitesands is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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