Tîrî

A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639: cir
Alternate Names: Ciiri, Ciri, Grand Couli, Ha-Tiri, Hamea, Méa, Tinrin, Tiri-Mea
Population: 600 (2009 census), decreasing.
Location:: South province: west coast, Couli (Sarraméa), La Foa lower valleys (Tîrî dialect); east coast, Kouaoua, upper valleys (Méa dialect).
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Southern, South, Zire-Tiri
Dialects: Tîrî, Méa (Ha Mea, Hameha, Mea, Xaa Mea).
Typology: SVO, VOS.
Language Use: Shifting to French [fra].
Language Development: Used in Kindergarten at Kouaoua. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: South province: west coast, Couli (Sarraméa), La Foa lower valleys (Tîrî dialect); east coast, Kouaoua, upper valleys (Méa dialect).