Rah or Ra is a small coral islet of 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi), located in the Banks group of northern Vanuatu.[2] The same name also refers to the single village which is situated within this islet.
Rah/Ra
Native name:
Aya
The islet of Rah is located at the southwest point of the bigger island Mota Lava.
There is a massive rock tower on the island, which is a popular hiking spot for locals as well as tourists.[3] It is named Tavalya in Mwotlap (meaning "the other side of Ra"), and sometimes labelled 'the Rock of Rah' in English.[3]
The islet of Rah is situated off the larger island of Mota Lava. Access to Rah is done in two ways: at low tide, by wading across the narrow strait from the mainland; at high tide, by outrigger canoe.
Nameedit
The islet is known in English, and Bislama, as Rah[ra] (where the letter h does not represent anything in the actual name). Rah reflects a shortened version of the form Rao[rao], which is the way the islet is called in the neighbouring language Mota. The island has also been called Ara, presumably an older variant of the current Mwotlap name.
In the islanders' own language Mwotlap, the islet is called Aya[aˈja] (with a locative prefix a-).[4]
The name can be reconstructed, based on the Mota and Mwotlap forms, to Proto-Torres-Banks *Rao.
Populationedit
The 2009 census figures[5] give a population of 189 inhabitants. A 2015 estimate puts the population of the island at 224 people, with 42 households.[6]
Referencesedit
^"Vanuatu". Haos Blong Volkeno. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^"Mota Lava and Ra, escape to the Banks Islands". Positive Earth. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ ab"Rah Island kastom tour". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 20 Nov 2023.
^ "2009 National Census of Population and Housing: Summary Release" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
^Vanuatu National Statistics Office. (17–18 March 2015). "2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and islands". Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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