Yaohnanen, also spelled Ionhanen,
[Brian J. Bresniha and Keith Woodward, ed. ''Tufala Gavman - Reminiscences from the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides'', Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, Suva, 2002, p. 498 (interview with Andrew Stuart, former British Resident Commissioner in the New-Hebrides)] is a village located on the island of
Tanna in
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
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[Joël Bonnemaison ''Les gens et les lieux - Histoire et géosymboles d'une société enracinée : Tanna'', Editions de l'ORSTOM, Paris 1997, p. 418-19] at about 6 km south-east of the island main town,
Lenakel
Lenakel is the largest town on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. It has a population of 1,473.
It is located on the west coast of the island near the administrative capital of Isangel and serves as a major port of entry.
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[Patricial Siméoni, ''Atlas du Vanuatou'', Editions Géo-Consulte, Port-Vila, 2009, map p. 91]
It is well known for the participation of its villagers in the
Prince Philip Movement.
Yaohnanen people were featured on the second season of the Spanish television series ''Perdidos en la Tribu'' (Lost in the Tribe), in which they lived with a Spanish family during the course of 21 days, teaching them their customs and culture, and also in the first season of the same Portuguese series called ''Perdidos na Tribo''.
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Yam dance at Yaohnanen– amateur photos of folklore dance in Yaohnanen
Populated places in Vanuatu
Tafea Province