West Uvean

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West Uvean is a Polynesian language spoken primarily on the island of Ouvéa in New Caledonia.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
West Uvean canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian language
natural language
closelyRelatedTo Samoan
Tokelauan NERFINISHED
Tuvaluan NERFINISHED
country France
endangeredStatus vulnerable
hasAlternativeName Faga Uvea NERFINISHED
Uvean (New Caledonia) NERFINISHED
West Uvean language
hasApproximateNumberOfSpeakers a few thousand
hasInfluenceFrom French
hasLinguisticArea Southwest Pacific NERFINISHED
hasLoanwordsFrom French NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalFeature five-vowel system
open syllable structure (predominantly CV)
phonemic vowel length
simple consonant inventory typical of Polynesian languages
ISO639-3 uve
languageFamily Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED
Oceanic
Polynesian NERFINISHED
notTheSameAs East Uvean NERFINISHED
Wallisian NERFINISHED
partOf Austronesian languages NERFINISHED
Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
region Loyalty Islands NERFINISHED
New Caledonia NERFINISHED
Ouvéa NERFINISHED
spokenBy Uvean people (New Caledonia) NERFINISHED
spokenIn France NERFINISHED
Loyalty Islands NERFINISHED
New Caledonia NERFINISHED
Ouvéa NERFINISHED
subclassOf Austronesian language
Ellicean language NERFINISHED
Nuclear Polynesian language
typologicalFeature inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns
rich verbal morphology
use of preposed particles for tense and aspect
verb–initial word order
usedIn local education (to a limited extent)
oral tradition
religious practice
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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