Namakura

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: nmk
Alternate Names: Makura, Namakir
Population: 3,750 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).
Location:: Shefa province: north Efate, Tongariki and Tongoa.
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: Tongoa Island, Tongariki Island, Buninga, Makura (Emwae Island), Mataso.
Typology: 19 consonants and 5 vowels; stress on the final syllable.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 2005.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Namakura
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Shefa province: north Efate, Tongariki and Tongoa.