Nemi | |
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Native to | Hienghène, New Caledonia |
Native speakers | 910 (2009 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nem |
Glottolog | nemi1240 |
ELP | Nemi |
The Nemi language is a Kanak language spoken by 320 people in the north of New Caledonia, in the commune of Hienghène. Dialects include Ouanga, Ouélis, and Kavatch.[2]
Nemi features labiovelarized plosives and voiceless nasals.[3]
Bilabial | Labiovelar | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasals | voiced | m | mʷˠ | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
voiceless | m̥ | m̥ʷˠ | n̥ | ɲ̥ | ŋ̥ | ||
Stops | tenuis | p | pʷˠ | t | c | k | |
aspirated | pʰ | pʷˠʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||
prenasalized | ᵐp | ᵐpʷˠ | ⁿt | ᶮc | ᵑk | ||
postnasalized | pᵐ | pʷˠᵐ | tⁿ | cᶮ | kᵑ | ||
Continuants | voiced | v | w | (l) | j | h | |
voiceless | f | w̥ | j̥ | ||||
nasal | w̃ w̥̃ | h̃ |
Vowels in Nemi have a two way length distinction.
Front | Back | |
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High | i | u |
Mid | e | o |
Low | a |
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