Ajië language

E153641

The Ajië language is an Oceanic language spoken primarily by the Kanak people in New Caledonia, particularly around the region of Houaïlou on the island of Grande Terre.

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Label Occurrences
Ajië language canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Oceanic language
language
belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup Ajië-speaking Kanak
country France
endangeredStatus vulnerable
hasAlternativeName Ajié
Ajiëe
Houaïlou language
hasBasicWordOrder SVO
hasDomain home
local radio
traditional ceremonies
hasLoanwordsFrom French
surface form: French language
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative
hasNeighboringLanguage Camuki language
surface form: Cèmuhî language

Paicî language
Xârâcùù language
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive nasal consonants
vowel length distinctions
hasRegulatingAuthority local Kanak language committees
hasTypologicalFeature prepositions rather than postpositions
rich verbal morphology
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
influencedBy French
surface form: French language
isMinorityLanguageIn New Caledonia
ISO639-3Code aji
languageBranch Oceanic languages
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageGroup New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
surface form: New Caledonian languages
languageSubfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages
locatedInTimeZone UTC+11
partOf Kanak cultural heritage
primaryArea Houaïlou commune
primaryIsland Grande Terre
region Melanesia
South Pacific
spokenBy Kanak people
spokenIn Grande Terre
Houaïlou
New Caledonia
subclassOf New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
surface form: New Caledonian language
usedByCommunity Kanak communities of Houaïlou
usedFor culturalPractices
oralTradition
usedInEducation local community programs

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