Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak

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A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639-3
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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).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern, Extreme Northern
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
OLAC resources in and about Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak
Other Comments

Christian.