Puma is the only inhabited village of the island of
Teanu, in the
Vanikoro
Vanikoro (sometimes wrongly named ''Vanikolo'') is an island in the Santa Cruz group, located to the Southeast of the main Santa Cruz group. It is part of the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
The name ''Vanikoro'' is always used as thoug ...
group located in the
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...
.
The language spoken there has been sometimes referred to as ''Puma'' (or wrongly ''Buma''), and is now known as
Teanu.
References
External links
Maps of Vanikoro, showing location of Puma on Teanu island
Satellite photo of Puma village
Populated places in Temotu Province
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