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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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