Tayo

A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639: cks
Alternate Names: Patois, Patois de St-Louis
Population: 900 (2009 census), decreasing.
Location:: South province: south of greater Nouméa, Saint Louis; Mont-Dore and Ploum.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Creole, French based
Dialects: None known. Not intelligible of French [fra].
Language Use: Shifting to French [fra]. Used as L2 by Wallisian [wls].
Language Development: Grammar.
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: South province: south of greater Nouméa, Saint Louis; Mont-Dore and Ploum.