Ajië language
Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia
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Ajië (also known as Houailou (Wailu), Wai, and A'jie) is an Oceanic language spoken in New Caledonia. It has approximately 4,000 speakers.
RegionHouailou, New Caledonia
Native speakers
5,400 (2009 census)[1]Austronesian
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Malayo-Polynesian
- Oceanic
- Southern Oceanic
- New Caledonian – Loyalties
- New Caledonian
- Southern
- South Southern
- Wailic
- Ajië
- Wailic
- South Southern
- Southern
- New Caledonian
- New Caledonian – Loyalties
- Southern Oceanic
- Oceanic
| Ajië | |
|---|---|
| Houailou | |
| Region | Houailou, New Caledonia |
Native speakers | 5,400 (2009 census)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aji |
| Glottolog | ajie1238 |
 Ajië is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Phonology
Consonants
A glottal stop only appears after oral vowels. Different speakers may realize /v/ as a bilabial sound /β/. Glide sounds [ɹ, ɻ] are heard as allophones of /r/.[2][3]
Vowels
In addition to this, vowel length is phonetically distinct in Ajië, bringing an additional sixteen vowels for a total of forty-eight total vowels. Only the plain oral and nasal vowels are displayed for simplicity.
