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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.



Phonology

Nemi features labiovelarized plosives and voiceless nasals.Rivierre, Françoise. 1975. Phonologie du némi (Nouvelle-Calédonie) et notes sur les consonnes postnasalisées. '' Bulletin de la Société de Linguistique de Paris'' 70. 345-356. Vowels in Nemi have a two way length distinction.


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New Caledonian languages Languages of New Caledonia {{NewCaledonia-stub