Kandas

KQW

vigorous

Alternate Names: King

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Meso Melanesian
New Ireland
South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic
Patpatar-Tolai

Demographics: 300 (Wurm 2007). Ethnic population: 690.

Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from Kuanua [ksd] (Wurm 2007). Most domains.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea