| Population |
5,500 (1996 census). |
| Region |
East coast between Poindimié and Ponérihouen and inland valleys. |
| Language map |
New Caledonia
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| Alternate names |
Ci, Paaci, Pati, Ponerihouen |
| Classification |
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern, Central |
| Language use |
Vigorous. |
| Language development |
Taught at secondary and junior college levels. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1998. |
| Writing system |
Latin script. |
| Comments |
Tonal. |