Nengone
PrintA language of New Caledonia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Iwatenu, Mare, Pene Nengone
Population
8,720 (2009 census), increasing. 53% live in greater Nouméa.
Location
Loyalty Islands, Mare and Tiga.
Language Maps
Language Status
4 (Educational).
Dialects
Iwateno (Iwatenu) is a register of respect; Egesho is a joking or insulting register.
Typology
Word order depends on tense
Language Use
Vigorous. Positive attitudes.
Language Development
Taught at secondary and junior college levels and various other schools. Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1903.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Christian.