Namakura language
Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Namakura language, Makura or Namakir, is an Oceanic language of Vanuatu. The language is spoken in Shefa Province, north Efate, Tongoa, and Tongariki. It is the only North-Central Vanuatu language to have preserved the Proto-Oceanic *q, reflected as a glottal stop.
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Namakura | |
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Namakir | |
Native to | Vanuatu |
Region | Shepherds Islands (Tongoa & Tongariki), north of Efate |
Native speakers | 3,800 (2001)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nmk |
Glottolog | nama1268 |
Namakura is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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