Pwapwâ

POP

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Poapoa, Pwapwa

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 40 (2006 census), decreasing.

Language Use: Seriously endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from Jawe [jaz], Yuanga [nua] and French [fra] (Wurm 2007).

Nation of Origin: New Caledonia

Other Comments: Christian.