Fwâi | |
States: | Hienghène, New Caledonia |
Date: | 2009 census |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Austronesian |
Fam3: | Oceanic |
Fam4: | Southern Oceanic |
Fam5: | New Caledonian – Loyalties |
Fam6: | New Caledonian |
Fam7: | Northern New Caledonian |
Fam8: | North Northern |
Fam9: | Nemi |
Iso3: | fwa |
Glotto: | fwai1237 |
Glottorefname: | Fwai |
Map: | Lang Status 80-VU.svg |
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.