TNK ISO 639-3
Kwamera
Nɨfe, Nɨninɨfe Autonym
A language of Vanuatu
- ISO 639
- tnk
- Alternate Names
- Nəfe, Nafe, Ncfe, Neninafe, Southeast Tanna
- Autonym
- Nɨfe, Nɨninɨfe
- Population
- 3,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).
- Location:
- Tafea province: Galilee, Greenpoint, Imaki, Imayo, Kwamera, Kwaraka, Port Resolution, Samaria, Yenmarei, and Yeruareng are major villages on southeast Tanna coast.
- 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. Used by all. Positive attitudes.
- Language Development
- Elderly and very young are illiterate. Taught in primary schools, in religious education. Literature. Videos. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1890–2013.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kwamera
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
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Location: Tafea province: Galilee, Greenpoint, Imaki, Imayo, Kwamera, Kwaraka, Port Resolution, Samaria, Yenmarei, and Yeruareng are major villages on southeast Tanna coast.
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