Pronunciation [jãlɑjʊ] Native speakers 2,000 (2009 census) | Native to New Caledonia ISO 639-3 yly | |
Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Southern Oceanic
New Caledonian – Loyalties
New Caledonian
Northern New Caledonian
Extreme Northern
Nyâlayu Dialects Tiari-Balade
Belep
Arama | ||
Nyâlayu (Yâlayu, Nyelâyu) is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia. The purported dialects Balade (consisting of Tiari, Balade and Arama) and Belep are not mutually intelligible.
References
Nyâlayu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA