Tanema language

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Tanema is a nearly extinct Oceanic language once spoken on Vanikoro Island in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Teanu language 2

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Oceanic language
endangered language
minority language
closelyRelatedTo Lovono language NERFINISHED
Teanu language
continent Oceania
country Solomon Islands
endangermentSource Ethnologue NERFINISHED
UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger NERFINISHED
ethnicity Tanema people NERFINISHED
glottologCode tane1238
glottologName Tanema NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Tanema-Tetawo NERFINISHED
Tanima NERFINISHED
Tetau NERFINISHED
Tetawo NERFINISHED
ISO639-3Code tnx
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Oceanic languages NERFINISHED
locatedOnIsland Vanikoro NERFINISHED
macroArea Papunesia
region Melanesia
spokenIn Solomon Islands NERFINISHED
Temotu Province NERFINISHED
Vanikoro Island NERFINISHED
status nearly extinct
severely endangered
subclassOf Central-Eastern Oceanic language
Temotu language NERFINISHED
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temotu languages hasMember Tanema language
Temotu languages hasMember Tanema language
this entity surface form: Teanu language
Temotu languages hasMinorLanguage Tanema language
Vanikoro Island hasLocalLanguage Tanema language
this entity surface form: Teanu language
Vanikoro Island hasLocalLanguage Tanema language