Hano | Ethnologue

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: lml
Alternate Names: Bwatvenua, Lamalanga, Loltong, Nonda, North Pentecost Language, North Raga, Qatvenua, Raxa, Vunmarama
Autonym: Raga
Population: 7,500 (2017 A. Gray).
Location:: Penama province: south Maewo, north Pentecost (Raga), and Whitsuntide islands.
Language Status: 3 (Wider communication).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, East Vanuatu
Dialects: Nggasai (Kasai). Slight dialect differences; the last Nggasai dialect speaker died in 1999.
Typology: SVO; dual number; 18 consonants and 5 vowels; stress on penultimate syllable; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.
Language Use: Home, community; mixed: Work, Religion. Used by all.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 90% at a very basic level. Used in most primary schools in Grades 1 and 2. Literature. Dictionary. NT: 1930.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Hano
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Penama province: south Maewo, north Pentecost (Raga), and Whitsuntide islands.