This series contains material from Aneityum Island, Futuna Island, Tanna Island, Erromanga Island and Efate Island, concentrating on comparative studies of languages spoken on these islands. It includes biblical extracts, comparative vocabulary lists and tables, and notes on the relatedness (or lack thereof) for languages including (inter alia) Nichvaal, South West Tanna, Kwamera, Whitesands, and North Tanna, some of which were compiled or annotated by Capell.

Anatom (formerly known as Aneityum) is the southernmost main island of Vanuatu. It is in the province of Tafea.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatom

Futuna is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French territory of Wallis and Futuna. It is one of the Horne Islands (Alofi being the other).

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuna

Tanna or Tana is an island of Vanuatu. It is 40 km (25 mi) long and 19 km (12 mi) wide, with a total area of 550 km (212 sq mi). Its highest point is the 1,084 m (3,556 ft) summit of Mount Tukosmera.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanna

Located at 16.69° S and 168.36° E in the Pacific Ocean, Efate is an island in The Republic of Vanuatu (Shefa Province). It is the most populous (approx. 50000) island in Vanuatu; in terms of land area (899.5 km²) Efate is Vanuatu's third largest island. Most inhabitants of Efate live in Port Vila, the national capital. It has a maximum height of 647 m.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efate

An alternative spelling of Erromanga Island appears to be Eromanga Island.

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