Kwamera

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
tnk
Alternate Names
Ncfe, Nxnincfe
Population

3,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Location

Southeast Tanna coast, major villages: Port Resolution, Imayo, Samaria, Galilee, Imaki, Yeruareng, Yenmarei, Kwamera, Kwaraka, and Greenpoint.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, South Vanuatu, Tanna
Dialects

2 main dialects.

Language Use

Home, church. All ages. Positive attitudes.

Language Development
Elderly and very young are illiterate. Taught in primary schools, in religious education. Poetry. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1890.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kwamera
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian.