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Lehali language

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Native to
  
Native speakers
  
200 (2010)

Glottolog
  
leha1243

Region
  
ISO 639-3
  
tql

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicSouthern OceanicVanuatuNorthern VanuatuEast VanuatuLehali

Lehali (also known as Teqel) is a language spoken on the west coast of Ureparapara Island in Vanuatu. It is distinct from Löyöp, the language spoken on the east coast of the same island.

Phonology

Lehali has 10 phonemic vowels. These are all short monophthongs /i ɪ ɛ æ ə a ɒ̝ ɔ ʊ u/:

References

Lehali language Wikipedia


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