Paicî

A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Cî, Paaci, Pati, Ponerihouen

Autonym

Paicî

Population

7,250 (2009 census), increasing.

Location

North province: east coast, Poindimié and Ponérihouen; west coast, Koné, Poya, and inland valleys.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Minor lexical and phonetic variation between East and West Coast, and on the East between Poindimié and Ponérihouen regions.

Typology

VOS; tonal.

Language Use

Vigorous. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Taught a few hours a week in public primary schools. Taught at secondary and junior college levels. Literature. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2012.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.