Namakura

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
nmk
Alternate Names
Makura, Namakir
Population

3,750 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Location

North Efate, Tongoa, and Tongariki.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, Central Vanuatu
Dialects

Buninga, Makura (Emwae Island), Mataso, Tongariki Island, Tongoa Island.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Namakura
Writing
Latin script.