Whitesands language
E655578
The Whitesands language is an Oceanic language spoken on Tanna Island in Vanuatu, closely related to Lenakel and part of the South Vanuatu language group.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whitesands language canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Tanna languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Lenakel language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Vanuatu languages ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Austronesian ⓘ |
| group | Oceanic ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Weasisi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weasisi language NERFINISHED ⓘ White Sands ⓘ Whitesands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Oceanic language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-South Vanuatu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
oral literature
ⓘ
traditional culture ⓘ vernacular communication ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature | coastal areas of eastern Tanna ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | tnp ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
use of possessive classifiers
ⓘ
use of subject markers ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguage |
Lenakel language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Tanna language NERFINISHED ⓘ South Tanna language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
simple vowel system
ⓘ
typical Oceanic consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasTypology | predominantly SVO word order ⓘ |
| isEndangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Melanesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Vanuatu language group ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy | Whitesands-speaking community ⓘ |
| isSpokenIn |
Tafea Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanna Island NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Vanuatu ⓘ |
| isUsedBy | indigenous communities of Tanna Island ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| region | Tanna Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | South Vanuatu language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Central Vanuatu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Oceanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.