Kwamera language
{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Kwamera
|altname=South Tanna
|nativename=Nafe, Nɨfe
|states=Vanuatu
|region=Tanna Island
|speakers=3,500
|date=2001
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Austronesian
|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
|fam3=Oceanic
|fam4=Southern Oceanic
|fam5=South Vanuatu
|fam6=Tanna
|iso3=tnk
|glotto=kwam1252
|glottorefname=Kwamera
|map = Lang Status 99-NE.svg
|mapcaption2 = {{center|{{small|Kwamera is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger}}}}}}
Kwamera, or South Tanna, the endonym being Nafe (Nɨfe), is a language spoken on the southeastern coast of Tanna Island in Vanuatu.
Writing system
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|+ Kwamera alphabet{{sfn|Lindstrom|1986|p=vi}} |
Majuscules
| V |
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Minuscules
| a || e || f || fw || g | h || i || ɨ || k || kw | m || mw || n || o || p | pw || r || s || t || u | v |
References
- {{cite book |last1=Lindstrom |first1=Lamont |title=Kwamera Dictionary |date=1986 |publisher=Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University |isbn=978-0-85883-340-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sWEOAAAAYAAJ |language=en}}
{{Languages of Vanuatu}}
{{Southern Oceanic languages}}
{{Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages}}
Category:South Vanuatu languages
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