Ndumbea

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Ndumbea is an Oceanic language of southern New Caledonia, traditionally spoken by the indigenous Kanak people near Nouméa.

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Ndumbea canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kanak language
Oceanic language
natural language
classificationStatus well-attested Oceanic language
continent Oceania
country France
endangeredStatus definitely endangered
ethnicGroup Kanak people
family Austronesian languages
hasAlternativeName Dumbéa
Numbava
linked to: Numbami

Numbea
hasDomain traditional Kanak culture
hasGlottocode ndum1240
hasLinguisticArea New Caledonian linguistic area
hasLinguisticFeature typologically similar to other Southern New Caledonian languages
hasMorphologyType moderately agglutinative
hasNeighboringLanguage Ajië
linked to: Ajiëe

Drubea
Numèè
hasPhonologicalFeature contrasts oral and nasal vowels
hasRevitalizationEffort community-based language maintenance activities
hasWordOrder SVO-dominant
indigenousTo New Caledonia
isMinorityLanguageIn New Caledonia
ISO639-3 nue
languageBranch Oceanic
languageFamily Austronesian
locatedIn Dumbéa Valley
region South Province of New Caledonia
spokenIn New Caledonia
southern New Caledonia
spokenNear Nouméa
subclassOf New Caledonian language
Southern Oceanic language
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages
Oceanic languages
subgroup New Caledonian – Loyalties languages
Southern Oceanic languages
threatenedBy French language dominance
usedBy indigenous Kanak communities
usedIn local community communication
oral tradition
ritual speech
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Ndrumbea hasAlternativeName Ndumbea