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New Caledonian languages

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The thirty New Caledonian languages, also known as the Kanak languages, form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages. Their speakers are known as Kanaks. One of the languages is extinct, one is critically endangered, four are severely endangered, five are endangered and another five are vulnerable to extinction.

Facts
Region
New Caledonia 1
Proto-Language Status
Proto-New Caledonian 1
Sources
1. New Caledonian languages (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, Geographic distribution
    Geographic distribution: New Caledonia
  • Infobox, Proto-language
    Proto-language: Proto-New Caledonian
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