• Severely endangered

  20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• 100

  Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO

1982

PLACES

New Caledonia;

• MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS

  In 1982, 100 or fewer speakers were reported. Now there are only a few.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

• Paici

• French

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Under pressure from Paici and French

More on Orthography

No literacy in language

PLACES

New Caledonia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

A third of the length of New Caledonia from the northwestern end, on the southwestern coast, near Kone´ town.

• Endangered

  20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• 100

  Native speakers worldwide