Tanna, Southwest

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
nwi
Alternate Names
Nafe, Naha, Nvhal, Yahurmene
Population

4,500 (2011 SIL), increasing.

Location

Tafea Province, Southwest Tanna island.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, South Vanuatu, Tanna
Dialects

Narpaimene, Nowai, Siporo, Vaha. Complex dialect chain (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Language Use

Home. Positive attitudes. 4,000 also use Southwest Tanna [nwi]. Used as L2 by Southwest Tanna [nwi].

Language Development
Poetry. Videos. Dictionary. NT: 2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tanna, Southwest
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.