{{Infobox settlement |name = Yaohnanen |other_name = Ionhanen |native_name = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map = Vanuatu |pushpin_label_position = left |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Vanuatu |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Vanuatu}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Tafea Province |subdivision_type2 = Island |subdivision_name2 = Tanna |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2009 |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |timezone = VUT |utc_offset = +11 |coordinates = {{coord|19|33|S|169|20|E|region:VU|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Yaohnanen''', also spelled '''Ionhanen''',<ref name="Tufala">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)</ref> is a village located on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu,<ref name="Tufala" /><ref name="Bonnemaison">Joël Bonnemaison ''Les gens et les lieux - Histoire et géosymboles d'une société enracinée : Tanna'', Editions de l'ORSTOM, Paris 1997, p. 418-19</ref> at about 6 km south-east of the island main town, Lenakel.<ref>Patricial Siméoni, ''Atlas du Vanuatou'', Editions Géo-Consulte, Port-Vila, 2009, map p. 91</ref>
It is well known for the participation of its villagers in the Prince Philip movement.<ref name="Tufala" /><ref name="Bonnemaison" />
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''.
==Gallery== {{Gallery |title= |width=200| height=150 |align=center |footer= |File:Yaohnanen Tribesmen Show Pictures of 2007 Visit with Prince Philip.jpg |alt1=Yaohnanen Tribesmen with photos of Prince Philip |Yaohnanen tribesmen (Alpi and Nakou a.k.a. J.J.) show their photos Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, taken during their visit in Windsor (UK) in 2007. <br> On the left photo Alpi is standing first on the left, Nakou is fourth from the left (next to Prince Philip). |File:Two Yaohnanen Tribesmen.JPG |alt2=Two Yaohnanen tribesmen |Two Yaohnanen tribesmen. |File:Yaohnanen Women Weaving and Nursing Their Children.JPG |alt3=Yaohnanen women weaving and nursing their children |Yaohnanen women nursing their children and weaving. |File:Yaohnanen Women Cooking While Watching Their Children.JPG |alt4=Yaohnanen women cooking and supervising their children |Yaohnanen women supervising their children and cooking. |File:Yaohnanen Children Playing a Traditional Game.JPG |alt5=Yaohnanen children playing a traditional game |Yaohnanen children playing a traditional game. }}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * [http://richard-seaman.com/Travel/Vanuatu/Tanna/Yaohnanen/YamDance/index.html Yam dance at Yaohnanen] – amateur photos of folklore dance in Yaohnanen
Category:Populated places in Vanuatu Category:Tafea Province