Pije

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A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639-3
piz
Alternate Names
Pindje, Pinje
User Population

180 (2009 census), decreasing.

Location

North province: east coast, Hienghène, Oué-hawa, Tiendanite, and Tipindjé; Touho: Ouanache and Tiouandé.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern, North, Nemi
Language Use

Seriously endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from Fwai [fwa] and French [fra] (Wurm 2007). Shifted to French [fra].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pije
Other Comments

Christian.