Nengone

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A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639-3
nen
Alternate Names
Iwatenu, Mare, Marean, Nengonese, Pene Nengone
Autonym
Nengone
User Population

8,720 (2009 census), increasing. 53% live in greater Nouméa.

Location

Loyalty Islands province: Mare and Tiga.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Loyalty Islands
Dialects

None known. Iwateno (Iwatenu) is a register of respect; Egesho is a joking or insulting register.

Typology

Word order depends on tense.

Language Use

Vigorous. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Taught at secondary and junior college levels and various other schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1903.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nengone
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.