Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak

A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639: nee
Alternate Names: Fwa-Goumak, Koumac, Kumak
Population: 1,090 (2009 census).
Location:: North province: west coast, Koumac (Nixumwak) and Poum (Nelemwa).
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: Nelemwa (Nelema, Nenema), Nixumwak (Fwa Kumak, Koumac, Kumak). Dialect differences mostly phonological and lexical.
Typology: VOS, split ergative, noun classes.
Language Use: Positive attitudes.
Language Development: Taught in primary schools, a few hours a week at Tiabet. Taught a few hours a week in junior high school in Poum. Dictionary. Grammar.
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: North province: west coast, Koumac (Nixumwak) and Poum (Nelemwa).