| Nemi | |
|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Low | a | |
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