Kumak language
Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia
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Kumak, also known as Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak[2] after its two dialects, is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia.
NativetoKoumac and Poum, New Caledonia
Native speakers
1,100 (2009 census)[1]Austronesian
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Malayo-Polynesian
- Oceanic
- Southern Oceanic
- New Caledonian – Loyalties
- New Caledonian
- Northern New Caledonian
- Extreme Northern
- Kumak
- Extreme Northern
- Northern New Caledonian
- New Caledonian
- New Caledonian – Loyalties
- Southern Oceanic
- Oceanic
Dialects
- Nêlêmwa (Nenema)
- Nixumwak (Kumak)
| Kumak | |
|---|---|
| Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak | |
| Native to | Koumac and Poum, New Caledonia |
Native speakers | 1,100 (2009 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nee |
| Glottolog | kuma1276 |
 Kumak is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
