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

| 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

  • {{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:Languages of Vanuatu

Category:South Vanuatu languages

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