Lehali language
E851582
The Lehali language is an Oceanic language spoken by a small community on the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Halia language | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| contactLanguage |
Bislama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English NERFINISHED ⓘ French ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus |
definitely endangered
ⓘ
vulnerable ⓘ |
| glottologName | Lehali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lehali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lohali NERFINISHED ⓘ Lohare ⓘ Lohari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClauseStructure | uses preverbal TAM markers ⓘ |
| hasDemonstrativeSystem | three-way spatial distinction ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | leha1245 ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith | other North–Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticDescriptionBy | Alexandre François NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | moderately analytic ⓘ |
| hasStressPattern | predictable stress ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | tql ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ North–Central Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanic ⓘ Southern Oceanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ureparapara Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Lehalurup language
ⓘ
Lemerig language NERFINISHED ⓘ Vurës language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | few hundred ⓘ |
| partOf | Banks Islands linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phonologyFeature |
contrast between short and long vowels
ⓘ
small consonant inventory typical of North–Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ |
| region | northern Vanuatu ⓘ |
| riskFactor | shift of younger speakers to Bislama ⓘ |
| spokenBy | small community ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Banks Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ureparapara Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | North–Central Vanuatu language ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
has dual and plural number in pronouns ⓘ has inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ possessive classifiers for alienable possession ⓘ prepositional language ⓘ uses subject proclitics on verbs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication within the local community
ⓘ
traditional oral narratives ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Halia language