Native to Vanuatu Native speakers 200 (2010) Glottolog leha1243 | Region Ureparapara ISO 639-3 tql | |
Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Southern Oceanic
Vanuatu
Northern Vanuatu
East Vanuatu
Lehali | ||
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(Text) CC BY-SA