Futuna-Aniwan
| Futuna-Aniwa | |
|---|---|
| Region | Vanuatu |
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Native speakers
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1,500 (2001) |
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Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | futu1245 |
Futuna-Aniwa is a language spoken in the Tafea Province of Vanuatu on the outlier islands of Futuna and Aniwa. The language has approximately 1,500 speakers. It is a Polynesian language, part of the Austronesian language family.
It is occasionally called West Futunan to distinguish it from East Futunan spoken on the islands of Futuna and Alofi in Wallis and Futuna.
The phonology of Futuna-Aniwa is mostly similar to the phonology of Polynesian (Capell, 1984). However, there are some elements that are not consistent in Futuna-Aniwa with Polynesian (Capell, 1984). For example, in Futuna-Aniwa both l and r are present, although is it not the same in Polynesian normally (Capell, 1984). Similarly, another distinction can be made between /s/ and /ʃ/ in Futuna, and /s/ and /tʃ/ in Aniwa, which is also not normal in Polynesian (Capell, 1984).
/p/ - Devoiced bilabial unaspirated plosive, initial and medial (Capell, 1984).
/t/ - Denti-alveolar devoiced unaspirated plosive, initial and medial (Capell, 1984).
/k/ - Devoiced velar unaspirated plosive, front and back varieties depending on neighbouring vowel but not differing phonemically; initial and medial (Capell, 1984).
/m/ - Voiced bilabial nasal, initial and medial (Capell, 1984).
/n/ - Voiced denti-alveolar nasal; initial and medial (Capell, 1984).
/ŋ/ - Voiced velar nasal, initial and medial (Capell, 1984).
/f/ - Voiceless bilabial fricative in both languages, but often occurring in Aniwa for Futuna v; initial and medial (Capell, 1984).
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