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New Caledonian languages information


New Caledonian
Kanak
Geographic
distribution
New Caledonia
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
  • Malayo-Polynesian
    • Oceanic
      • Southern Oceanic
        • New Caledonian
Proto-languageProto-New Caledonian
Glottolognewc1243

The thirty New Caledonian languages also known as Kanak languages form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages. Their speakers are known as Kanaks. One language is extinct, one is critically endangered, four are severely endangered, five are endangered, and another five are vulnerable to extinction.

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New Caledonian languages

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The thirty New Caledonian languages also known as Kanak languages form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages. Their speakers are known as Kanaks....

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Languages of New Caledonia

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collectivity is also home to about thirty New Caledonian languages, which form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages. They are spoken mainly by the indigenous...

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New Caledonian

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specific persons, see List of New Caledonians. Note that there is no language called "New Caledonian". See Languages of New Caledonia. This disambiguation...

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Languages of France

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Many Austronesian languages: several languages in New Caledonia (see: New Caledonian languages, Loyalty Island languages) two languages in Wallis & Futuna...

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Geography of New Caledonia

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Tahitian, Samoan and Hawaiian are cousins of the New Caledonian languages within the Oceanic language family. Linguistic analysis using the comparative...

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Remote Oceanic languages

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are: Central Pacific languages Eastern Outer Islands languages Loyalty Islands languages Micronesian languages New Caledonian languages North and Central...

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Kanak people

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shared origin, Kanak languages historically diversified so much as to become mutually unintelligible. New Caledonian languages are divided into several...

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Oceanic languages

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central Vanuatu and New Caledonia (Central Vanuatu languages and New Caledonian languages). non-Austronesian, with some other languages traditionally classified...

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Jawe language

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native-speaking population is increasing. The New Caledonian languages are most closely related to the languages of Vanuatu, which is also located in the Melanesian...

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Javanese language

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expected, New Caledonian Javanese is somewhat different from Indonesian Javanese. New Caledonian Javanese took many loanwords from French. New Caledonian society...

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New Caledonia national rugby union team

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The New Caledonia national rugby union team represents New Caledonia in rugby union. The team has been playing international rugby since the 1960s. All...

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New Caledonia

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Union. New Caledonia has a land area of 18,575 km2 (7,172 sq mi) divided into three provinces. The North and South Provinces are on the New Caledonian mainland...

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Southern Oceanic languages

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Vanuatu, and New Caledonian languages, and perhaps also some Central Vanuatu languages of Ambrym and Efate.: 823–826  Nevertheless, languages in the eastern...

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Kumak language

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also known as Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak after its two dialects, is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia. Kumak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)...

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Javanese New Caledonians

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Javanese New Caledonians are an ethnic group of full or partial Javanese descent in New Caledonia. They have been present since between 1896 and 1949....

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Caledonians

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The Caledonians (/ˌkælɪˈdoʊniənz/; Latin: Caledones or Caledonii; Greek: Καληδῶνες, Kalēdōnes) or the Caledonian Confederacy were a Brittonic-speaking...

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Black French people

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he was the president of the Senate from 1958 to 1968. Maurice Ponga, New Caledonian politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for...

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Neku language

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Neku is an Oceanic language of New Caledonia. Neku at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v t e v t e...

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Nemi language

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The Nemi language is a Kanak language spoken by 320 people in the north of New Caledonia, in the commune of Hienghène. Dialects include Ouanga, Ouélis...

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Zire language

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(18th ed.). Ethnologue. Retrieved 31 December 2017. "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017-12-29. v t e v t e...

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Consonant mutation

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Central Vanuatu languages are shown below: Initial consonant mutation also serves a grammatical purpose in some New Caledonian languages. For example, Iaai...

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Haveke language

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as Aveke or 'Aveke) is a Kanak language of New Caledonia, in the commune of Voh. Bwatoo dialect is distinct. The language is considered endangered with...

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Hmwaveke language

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Hmwaveke (’Moaveke) is a Kanak language of New Caledonia, in the commune of Voh. Hmwaveke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v t e...

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Orowe language

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Orowe (ʼÔrôê, Boewe, Neukaledonien) is an Oceanic language of New Caledonia. Orowe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v t e v t e...

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