Kwamera language
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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
| Kwamera | |
|---|---|
| South Tanna | |
| Nafe, Nɨfe | |
| Native to | Tanna Island |
Native speakers | 3,500 (2001)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tnk |
| Glottolog | kwam1252 |
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Kwamera, or South Tanna, the endonym being Nafe (Nɨfe), is a language spoken on the southeastern coast of
Tanna Island in Vanuatu
.
Writing system
| Majuscules | A |
E |
F |
Fw | G
|
H |
I |
Ɨ |
K |
Kw | M |
Mw | N |
O |
P
|
Pw | R |
S |
T |
U
|
V
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minuscules | a | e | f | fw | g | h | i | ɨ | k | kw | m | mw | n | o | p | pw | r | s | t | u | v |
References
- ^ Kwamera at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Lindstrom 1986, p. vi.
- Lindstrom, Lamont (1986). Kwamera Dictionary. Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-85883-340-1.
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| Indigenous languages (Southern Oceanic and Polynesian) |
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| Maewo–Ambae– North Pentecost | ||
| South Pentecost | ||
| Espiritu Santo | ||
Southern
Oceanic
| Central Vanuatu |
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| South Vanuatu |
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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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