Lehali language

E851582

The Lehali language is an Oceanic language spoken by a small community on the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lehali language canonical 5
Halia language 1
Lelepa language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Oceanic language
language
contactLanguage Bislama
English
French
country Vanuatu
endangeredStatus definitely endangered
vulnerable
glottologName Lehali
hasAlternativeName Lehali
Lohali
Lohare
Lohari
hasClauseStructure uses preverbal TAM markers
hasDemonstrativeSystem three-way spatial distinction
hasGlottocode leha1245
hasLexicalSimilarityWith other North–Central Vanuatu languages
hasLinguisticDescriptionBy Alexandre François
hasMorphologyType moderately analytic
hasStressPattern predictable stress
ISO639-3 tql
languageFamily Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
North–Central Vanuatu
Oceanic
Southern Oceanic
linked to: Western Oceanic
locatedOn Ureparapara Island NERFINISHED
neighboringLanguage Lehalurup language
Lemerig language
Vurës language
linked to: Vurësian
numberOfSpeakers few hundred
partOf Banks Islands linguistic area
linked to: Banks Islands
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
Ureparapara Island NERFINISHED
Vanuatu
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 script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Banks Islands hasNotableLanguage Lehali language
Buka Island hasLanguage Halia language
linked to: Lehali language
Torres–Banks languages hasMember Lehali language
Torres–Banks language group hasMember Lehali language
Mwerlap language hasNeighbouringLanguage Lehali language
Efate–Shepherds area hasIndigenousLanguage Lelepa language
linked to: Lehali language
Löyöp language hasNeighbouringLanguage Lehali language