Whitesands, East Tanna, or Narak, is a language spoken on the eastern coast of Tanna, in southern Vanuatu. It is closely related to the neighbouring North Tanna and Lenakel languages.

Phonology

Consonants

Whitesands has 16 consonant phonemes:

LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Nasalmnŋ
Plosivepttʲk
Fricativefsxh
Rhoticr ɹ
Laterall
Semivowelwj

Vowels

It has six phonemic vowels:

FrontCentralBack
Closeiəu
Midɛɔ
Openɐ