Nume | |
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Tarasag, Gog | |
Native to | Vanuatu |
Region | Gaua |
Native speakers | 700 (2012)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tgs |
Glottolog | nume1241 |
ELP | Nume |
Nume (also called Gog and Tarasag) is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua island in Vanuatu. Its 700 speakers live on the northeast coast of Gaua.[1]
Nume is a distinct language from its immediate southern neighbors, Mwerlap and Dorig.[2]
The name Nume originates in the name of a village, now abandoned. Tarasag is currently the community's main village. The alternate name Gog refers to the broader area, and by extension, to the island.
Nume has 7 phonemic vowels, which are all short monophthongs.[3]
The system of personal pronouns in Nume contrasts clusivity, and distinguishes four numbers (singular, dual, trial, plural).[4]
Spatial reference in Nume is based on a system of geocentric (absolute) directionals, which is typical of Oceanic languages.[5]
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