Fwâi language explained

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.

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