West Uvean
E649183
West Uvean is a Polynesian language spoken primarily on the island of Ouvéa in New Caledonia.
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
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.