Kwamera language Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
Kwamera , or South Tanna [ntk] , the endonym being Nafe (Nɨfe), is an Oceanic language, spoken on the southeastern coast of Tanna Island in Vanuatu , by about 3,500 people.[ 2]
Writing system
Kwamera alphabet
Majuscules
A E F Fw G H I Ɨ K Kw
M Mw N O P Pw R S T U V
Minuscules
a e f fw g
h i ɨ k kw
m mw n o p
pw r s t u
v
Resources
The Nafe (Kwamera) Talking Dictionary , hosted at Swarthmore College, includes 3,233 entries, 3,212 audio files, 1,236 images, and video clips.[ 4]
References
↑ Kwamera at Ethnologue (subscription required) ↑ François, Alexandre ; Franjieh, Michael; Lacrampe, Sébastien; Schnell, Stefan (2015), "The exceptional linguistic density of Vanuatu" (PDF) , in François, Alexandre; Lacrampe, Sébastien; Franjieh, Michael; Schnell, Stefan (eds.), The Languages of Vanuatu: Unity and Diversity , Studies in the Languages of Island Melanesia, Canberra: Asia Pacific Linguistics Open Access, pp. 1– 21, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.730.9327 ISBN 9781922185235 ↑ "Nafe (Kwamera) Talking Dictionary" . talkingdictionary.swarthmore.edu . Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2026-01-18 .Bibliography
Balick MJ, Ramík DM, Ramík N, Nemisa Kumas IK, Plunkett GM, Kelso N, Dovo P, Harrison KD. (2024) “The children of the Sun and Moon are the gardens”—How people, plants, and a living Sun shape life on Tanna, Vanuatu. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0313997.
Lindstrom, Lamont (1986). Kwamera Dictionary ISBN 978-0-85883-340-1 K. David Harrison & Martial Wahe, 2015-2020. Nafe (Kwamera) Talking Dictionary. Swarthmore College.
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* indicates proposed status
? indicates classification dispute
† indicates extinct status
