Françoise Ozanne Rivierre

Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre (1941–2007) was a French linguist based at LACITO–CNRS, well known for her work on the languages of New Caledonia.

She published extensively on several of these languages, especially Iaai; the various languages of Hienghène (Fwâi, Pije, Jawe, Nemi); Fagauvea; and Nyelâyu. Her interests included the application of the comparative method to the study of Oceanic languages.