Fwâi language
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Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia
Fwâi | |
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Native to | Hienghène, New Caledonia |
Native speakers | 1,900 (2009 census)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | fwa |
Glottolog | fwai1237 |
Fwâi is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
Fwâi (Poai) is a
Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
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References
- ^ Fwâi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-2852971349.
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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