Tanema

TNX

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Tetau, Tetawo

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Temotu
Utupua-Vanikoro

Demographics: 4 (2007 A. François). Ethnic population: 150 (Wurm 2007).

Language Use: Shifted to Teanu [tkw] or Pisin [pis].

Typology: SVO.

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands