Cèmuhî language

E153642

The Cèmuhî language is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken by the Cèmuhî people in New Caledonia, noted for its complex phonology and rich oral tradition.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cèmuhî language canonical 2

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Kanak language
Oceanic language
indigenous language
belongsToEthnicGroup Cèmuhî
country France
endangeredStatus vulnerable
hasAlternativeName Camuki
Camuki language
Cemuhi
Cèmuhî
hasDomain community ceremonies
local daily communication
traditional knowledge transmission
hasFeature complex consonant system
complex phonology
contrastive nasalization
rich oral tradition
tone or pitch contrasts
hasPhonologicalSystem complex syllable structure
rich consonant inventory
rich vowel inventory
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
isMinorityLanguageIn New Caledonia
ISO639-3Code cam
isPartOf Kanak languages
surface form: Kanak languages of New Caledonia
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages
languageSubgroup New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
surface form: New Caledonian languages

Oceanic languages
Southern Oceanic languages
region north-eastern New Caledonia
spokenBy Paicî people
surface form: Cèmuhî people
spokenIn New Caledonia
North Province, New Caledonia
usedFor oral literature
ritual speech
traditional songs

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paicî language neighboringLanguage Cèmuhî language