Hano

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
lml
Alternate Names
Bwatvenua, Lamalanga, North Raga, Qatvenua, Raga, Vunmarama
Population

6,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Location

North Pentecost (Raga), Whitsuntide, and south Maewo islands.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, East Vanuatu
Dialects

Nggasai (Kasai). Slight dialect differences; the last Nggasai dialect speaker died 1999.

Language Development
Bible portions: 1908–1989.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hano
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

‘Hano’ is the name preferred locally.