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.* .
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.
References
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.
K. David Harrison & Martial Wahe, 2015-2020. Nafe (Kwamera) Talking Dictionary. Swarthmore College.