North Efate, also known as Nakanamanga or Nguna, is an Oceanic language spoken on the northern area of Efate in Vanuatu, as well as on a number of islands off the northern coast – including Nguna, and parts of Tongoa, Emae and Epi.
The population of speakers is recorded to be 9,500. This makes Nakanamanga one of the largest languages of Vanuatu, an archipelago known for having the world's highest linguistic density.
Phonology
The consonant and vowels sounds of North Efate (Nguna). + Consonant sounds Labial Dental Velar Plosive plain implosive Fricative Nasalplain prenasal Liquid Semivowel
+ Vowel sounds Front Central Back High Mid Low
Subdialects of North Efate include:
Buninga Emau Livara Nguna Paunangis Sesake
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