Fwâi

FWA

threatened

Alternate Names: Poai, Yehen, Yengen

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
New Caledonian
Northern
North
Nemi

Demographics: 1,860 (2009 census), increasing. 30% live in greater Nouméa.

Language Use: Positive attitudes.

Language Development: Dictionary.

Nation of Origin: New Caledonia

Other Comments: Christian.