Teanu language
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Teanu (or Puma, Buma) is the main language spoken on the island of Vanikoro, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands.
Teanu (or Puma, Buma) is the main language spoken on the island of Vanikoro, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands. I., showing the historical territories of the three tribes of Lovono, Tanema and Teanu |alt=]] The language receives its name from Teanu, the island located northeast of the Vanikoro island group. The same language has also been known in the literature as Puma (or wrongly Buma), after the main village of Teanu island. ==Phonology== The phoneme inventory of Teanu includes 19 consonants and 5 vowels. ==Notes== ==References== ==External links== Basic vocabulary list in Teanu (Buma) (site: ABVD) Audio recordings in the Teanu language, in open access, by Alexandre François (source: Pangloss Collection of CNRS) .
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