Kwamera language
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Kwamera language is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community on Tanna Island in Vanuatu.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfSpeakers | a few thousand ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Southern Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfficial | not an official language of Vanuatu ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kwamera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nafe NERFINISHED ⓘ South Tanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
daily communication in Kwamera-speaking villages
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | kwam1252 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Kwamera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighborLanguage |
Lenakel language
ⓘ
North Tanna language NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitesands language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between short and long vowels
ⓘ
prenasalized stops ⓘ |
| isEndangered | yes ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | tnk ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tanna Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tafea Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kwamera people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
South Pacific
ⓘ
Tanna Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
minority language
ⓘ
vulnerable language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Vanuatu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature | verb-initial word order (commonly VSO or VOS) ⓘ |
| usedIn | local community life on Tanna Island ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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