New Caledonian languages
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Not to be confused with Languages of New Caledonia.
The thirty New Caledonian languages also known as Kanak languages form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages. Their speakers are known as Kanaks. One language is extinct, one is critically endangered, four are severely endangered, five are endangered, and another five are vulnerable to extinction.
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New Caledonian | |
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Kanak | |
Geographic distribution | New Caledonia |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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Proto-language | Proto-New Caledonian |
Glottolog | newc1243 |
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