MSQ ISO 639-3
Caac
A language of New Caledonia
- ISO 639
- msq
- Alternate Names
- Caaac, Caawac, Moenebeng, Mwelebeng
- Population
- 1,170 (2009 census), increasing. 33% live in greater Nouméa.
- Location:
- North province: east coast, Pouébo.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern, Extreme Northern
- Dialects
- Pouébo (Pwebo), La Conception (Saint Louis).
- Language Development
- Caac taught a few hours a month at a junior high in Pouébo.
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: North province: east coast, Pouébo.
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