Pije

A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639: piz
Alternate Names: Pindje, Pinje
Population: 180 (2009 census), decreasing.
Location:: North province: east coast, Hienghène, Oué-hawa, Tiendanite, and Tipindjé; Touho: Ouanache and Tiouandé.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern, North, Nemi
Language Use: Seriously endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from Fwai [fwa] and French [fra] (Wurm 2007). Shifted to French [fra].
Language Development: Dictionary.
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: North province: east coast, Hienghène, Oué-hawa, Tiendanite, and Tipindjé; Touho: Ouanache and Tiouandé.