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 ⓘ