Ethnologue

Tanna, Southwest

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Nafe, Naha, Nvhal, Yahurmene

Population

4,500 (2011 SIL), increasing.

Location

Tafea province: southwest Tanna island.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

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

Language Use

Home. Positive attitudes. Most also use Southwest Tanna [nwi]. Used as L2 by Southwest Tanna [nwi].

Language Development

Videos. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2012.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.