Native to New Caledonia Writing system Latin script | Native speakers 2,600 (2009) ISO 639-3 cam | |
Region Touho: east coast from Congouma to Wagap and inland valleys Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Southern Oceanic
New Caledonian – Loyalties
New Caledonian
Northern New Caledonian
Central Northern
Cemuhî | ||
Cemuhî (Camuhi, Camuki, Tyamuhi, Wagap) is an Oceanic language spoken on the island of New Caledonia, in the area of Poindimié and Touho.
Characteristics
Like its neighbour Paicî, Cèmuhî is one of the few Austronesian languages which have developed contrastive tone.
References
Cèmuhî language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA