CAM ISO 639-3
Cemuhî
Cemuhî Autonym
A language of New Caledonia
- ISO 639
- cam
- Alternate Names
- Camuhi, Camuki, Cemuhi, Cèmuhî, Tie, Touho, Tyamuhi, Wagap
- Autonym
- Cemuhî
- Population
- 2,600 (2009 census), increasing.
- Location:
- North province: east coast, Touho, from Congouma to Wagap and inland valleys.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern, Central
- Typology
- VOS; prepositions; dual number; articles (definite and indefinite, personal and neuter); 6 paradigms of personal pronouns; 19 consonants and 23 vowels; tonal (3 register tones: high, mid, low); inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.
- Language Use
- Positive attitudes.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2018.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Cemuhî
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: North province: east coast, Touho, from Congouma to Wagap and inland valleys.
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