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Nemi language

Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Nemi language is a Kanak language of the Austronesian language family spoken by 320 people in the north of New Caledonia, in the commune of Hienghène. Dialects include Ouanga, Ouélis, and Kavatch.[2]

Sample audio of spoken Nemi (intro and last part are French)
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Phonology

The phonology of Nemi is as follows:[3]

Note that the 'labiovelar' consonants are labialized and velarized bilabial consonants (with the exception of /w/ and its voiceless, nasal, and voiceless nasal counterparts, which are labial-velar approximants.).

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The vowel /a/ actually represents the low central unrounded vowel, [ä], and not the low front unrounded vowel, [a].

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