NEM ISO 639-3
Nemi
A language of New Caledonia
- ISO 639
- nem
- Population
- 910 (2009 census).
- Location:
- North province: east coast, Hienghène, coast north of town and upper inland valleys; west coast, Ouélisse, Témala and Voh.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern, North, Nemi
- Dialects
- East Coast Nemi, West Coast Nemi.
- Language Use
- Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Some Children are learning the language (Wurm 2007).
- Language Development
- Dictionary.
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: North province: east coast, Hienghène, coast north of town and upper inland valleys; west coast, Ouélisse, Témala and Voh.
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