# Yaohnanen

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                   = Yaohnanen
|other_name             = Ionhanen
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|subdivision_name1      = [Tafea Province](/source/Tafea_Province)
|subdivision_type2      = [Island](/source/List_of_islands_of_Vanuatu)
|subdivision_name2      = [Tanna](/source/Tanna_(island))
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'''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](/source/Tanna_(island)) in [Vanuatu](/source/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&nbsp;km south-east of the island main town, [Lenakel](/source/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](/source/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==
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|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](/source/Prince_Philip%2C_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

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