Cemuhî

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A language of New Caledonia

Alternate Names

Camuhi, Camuki, Cemuhi, Cèmuhî, Tie, Touho, Tyamuhi, Wagap

Cemuhî

User Population

2,600 (2009 census), increasing.

North province: east coast, Touho, from Congouma to Wagap and inland valleys.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern, Central

VOS; prepositions; dual number; articles (definite and indefinite, personal and neuter); 6 paradigms of personal pronouns; 19 consonants and 23 vowels; tonal (3 register tones: high, mid, low); inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.

Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2018.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Cemuhî

Latin script [Latn].

Christian.