Kwamera language

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]

NativetoVanuatu

RegionTanna Island

Native speakers

(3,500 cited 2001)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

• Malayo-Polynesian
  • Oceanic
    • Southern Oceanic
      • South Vanuatu
        • Tanna
          • Kwamera

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Kwamera
South Tanna
Nafe, Nɨfe
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Tanna Island
Native speakers	(3,500 cited 2001)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic South Vanuatu Tanna Kwamera
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tnk
Glottolog	kwam1252

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