Yuanga

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A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639-3
nua
Alternate Names
Bonde, Gomen, Juanga, Nua, Nyua, Nyuaanga, Thuanga, Yuaanga, Yuaga, Zwanga
User Population

2,400 (2009 census).

Location

North province: west coast and central north, inland valleys between Gomen (Thuanga) and Ouégoa (Juanga).

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

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

Thuanga (Gomen), Juanga (Bonde, Paimboas).

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Yuanga
Writing

Latin script [Latn], developed in the 1930s, only used for writing songs.

Other Comments

Christian.