The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: CKS
ISO 639-2: cpf
| Population | 2,000 (1996 C. Corne). |
| Region | Southern, Ploum, Mont-Dore, and especially Saint Louis, near Noumea, and Paita. |
| Alternate names | 'KALDOSH', 'CALDOCHE', PATOIS, PATOIS DE ST-LOUIS |
| Classification | Creole, French based. |
| Comments | Not intelligible with French. Used as first language by some who are also bilingual in French, and as second language by others, mainly Wallis Islanders. Investigation needed: bilingual proficiency, attitudes. Grammar. The only known writing is personal letters using French orthography. |
