Dehu

E834885

Dehu is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on Lifou Island in New Caledonia, where it serves as the traditional language of the indigenous Drehu people.

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Dehu canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Kanak language
Oceanic language
hasAlternativeName Drehu
hasAlternativeSpelling Drehu
hasCountry France
hasDomain indigenous culture of Lifou
hasEthnicGroup Drehu people
hasGlottocode dreh1237
hasISO639-3Code dhv
hasLanguageFamily Austronesian
hasLanguageFamilyBranch Malayo-Polynesian
Southern Oceanic
linked to: Western Oceanic
hasMorphologicalType mostly analytic
hasNumberOfSpeakersEstimate several thousand speakers
hasPhonologicalType consonant–vowel syllable structure (predominant)
hasRegion Loyalty Islands
hasStatus indigenous language
regional language
hasSubfamily Oceanic
hasSubgroup Loyalty Islands languages
hasWordOrder SVO (subject–verb–object)
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
isEndangered true
isMinorityLanguageIn New Caledonia
isRecognizedBy Académie des Langues Kanak
isRelatedTo Iaai
Nengone
Xârâcùù
isSpokenPrimarilyOn Lifou Island
isTraditionalLanguageOf Drehu people
spokenBy Drehu people
spokenIn Lifou Island
New Caledonia
usedIn local education (limited)
oral literature
traditional ceremonies

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