| North Efate | |
| Nativename: | Nguna |
| Also Known As: | Nakanamanga |
| Region: | Efate, Vanuatu |
| Speakers: | 9,500 |
| Date: | 2001 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Austronesian |
| Fam2: | Malayo-Polynesian |
| Fam3: | Oceanic |
| Fam4: | Southern Oceanic |
| Fam5: | North-Central Vanuatu |
| Fam6: | Central Vanuatu |
| Fam7: | Epi-Efate |
| Fam8: | Efate |
| Iso3: | llp |
| Glotto: | nort2836 |
| Glottorefname: | North Efate |
| Map: | Lang Status 99-NE.svg |
North Efate, also known as Nakanamanga or Nguna, is an Oceanic language spoken on the northern area of Efate in Vanuatu, as well as on a number of islands off the northern coast – including Nguna, and parts of Tongoa, Emae and Epi.
The population of speakers is recorded to be 9,500.[1] This makes Nakanamanga one of the largest languages of Vanuatu, an archipelago known for having the world's highest linguistic density.
The consonant and vowels sounds of North Efate (Nguna).[2]
| Plosive | plain | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| implosive | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Fricative | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
| Nasal | plain | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
| prenasal | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Liquid | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Semivowel | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| High | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Low | pronounced as /link/ |
Subdialects of North Efate include:[3]
Typology follows Subject Object Verb order as is observed in Nguna[1]