Kandas
[aka King,]Classification: Austronesian
·endangered
Classification: Austronesian
·endangered
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Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Meso Melanesian |
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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge
In 1972, 400 speakers were reported. Today there may be about 300 or so speakers.
It is under pressure from the very large Tolai language.
No literacy
New Ireland Province. Spoken on the southwest coast of New Ireland.