| Nemi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Hienghène, New Caledonia |
Native speakers | 910 (2009 census)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nem |
| Glottolog | nemi1240 |
| ELP | Nemi |
 Nemi is classified as Definitely Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
TheNemi language is aKanak language of theAustronesian language family spoken by 320 people in the north ofNew Caledonia, in the commune ofHienghène. Dialects include Ouanga, Ouélis, and Kavatch.[2]
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 arelabial-velar approximants.).
| Front | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | |
| High | i | iː | u | uː |
| Mid | e | eː | o | oː |
| Low | a | aː | ||
The vowel /a/ actually represents the low central unrounded vowel, [ä], and not the low front unrounded vowel, [a].
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