Ethnologue

Hano

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bwatvenua, Lamalanga, North Raga, Qatvenua, Raga, Vunmarama

Population

6,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Location

Penama province: south Maewo, north Pentecost (Raga), and Whitsuntide islands.

Language Maps

Language Status

3 (Wider communication).

Classification

Dialects

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

Language Development

Bible portions: 1908–1989.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

‘Hano’ is the name preferred locally.