Cèmuhî language

E153642

The Cèmuhî language is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken by the Cèmuhî people in New Caledonia, noted for its complex phonology and rich oral tradition.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cèmuhî language canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language ⓘ
Kanak language ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ
belongsToEthnicGroup Cèmuhî ⓘ
country France ⓘ
endangeredStatus vulnerable ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Camuki ⓘ
Camuki language ⓘ
Cemuhi ⓘ
Cèmuhî ⓘ
hasDomain community ceremonies ⓘ
local daily communication ⓘ
traditional knowledge transmission ⓘ
hasFeature complex consonant system ⓘ
complex phonology ⓘ
contrastive nasalization ⓘ
rich oral tradition ⓘ
tone or pitch contrasts ⓘ
hasPhonologicalSystem complex syllable structure ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ
rich vowel inventory ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet
isMinorityLanguageIn New Caledonia ⓘ
ISO639-3Code cam ⓘ
isPartOf Kanak languages of New Caledonia ⓘ
linked to: Kanak languages
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
languageSubgroup New Caledonian languages ⓘ
Oceanic languages ⓘ
Southern Oceanic languages ⓘ
region north-eastern New Caledonia ⓘ
spokenBy Cèmuhî people ⓘ
linked to: Paicî people
spokenIn New Caledonia ⓘ
North Province, New Caledonia ⓘ
usedFor oral literature ⓘ
ritual speech ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paicî language → neighboringLanguage → Cèmuhî language ⓘ
Houaïlou language → closelyRelatedTo → Cèmuhî language ⓘ