Nengone
A language of New Caledonia
| Population | 6,500 (2000 D. Tryon). |
| Region | Mare, Loyalty Islands. |
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New Caledonia |
| Alternate names | Iwatenu, Maré |
| Dialects | Iwatenu is a register of respect. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Loyalty Islands |
| Language use | Vigorous. |
| Language development | Taught at secondary and junior college levels and various other schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1903. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Word order depends on tense. |
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