Fwâi language

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Fwâi
Native to	Hienghène, New Caledonia
Native speakers	1,900 (2009 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic New Caledonian – Loyalties New Caledonian Northern New Caledonian North Northern Nemi Fwâi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	fwa
Glottolog	fwai1237
Fwâi is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Fwâi (Poai) is a Kanak language of New Caledonia, spoken in the commune of Hienghène. In 2009, there were around 1,900 speakers of Fwâi. It’s considered a vulnerable language by the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger.

Phonology

References

Bibliography

• Haudricourt, André-Georges; Ozanne-Rivierre, Françoise (1982). Dictionnaire thématique des langues de la région de Hienghène (Nouvelle-Calédonie) : pije, fwâi, nemi, jawe. Précédé d'une phonologie comparée des langues de Hienghène et du proto-océanien. Paris: Société d'Etudes Linguistiques et Anthropologiques de France. p. 285. ISBN 978-2852971349.
• Soon, Samantha (2022). Kwényï: A Sketch Grammar from a Historical Perspective. Sydney University.

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