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Kumak language

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Kumak
Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak
Native toKoumac and Poum, New Caledonia
Native speakers
1,100 (2009 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Nêlêmwa (Nenema)
  • Nixumwak (Kumak)
Language codes
ISO 639-3nee
Glottologkuma1276
Kumak is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kumak, also known as Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak[2] after its two dialects, is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ Kumak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Home - HAL-SHS - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société".