Namakura language

Namakura
Namakura
Namakir
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Shepherds Islands (Tongoa & Tongariki), north of Efate
Native speakers	3,800 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu Central Vanuatu Epi-Efate Efate Namakura; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
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

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.

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