Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak
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A language of New Caledonia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Fwa-Goumak, Koumac, Kumak
Population
1,090 (2009 census).
Location
North province: west coast, Koumac (Nixumwak) and Poum (Nelemwa).
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Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Dialects
Nelemwa (Nelema, Nenema), Nixumwak (Fwa Kumak, Koumac, Kumak). Dialect differences mostly phonological and lexical.
Typology
VOS, split ergative, noun classes.
Language Use
Positive attitudes.
Language Development
Taught in primary schools, a few hours a week at Tiabet. Taught a few hours a week in junior high school in Poum. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
Christian.