Cemuhî

Cemuhî is an Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Cemuhî · 20.8°S 165.1°E

Cèmuhî (Camuhi, Camuki, Tyamuhi, Wagap) is an Oceanic language spoken on the island of New Caledonia, in the area of Poindimié, Koné, and Touho. The language has approximately 3,300 speakers and is considered a regional language of France.

Cèmuhî was studied by the French linguist Jean-Claude Rivierre.

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Words in Cemuhî

Meaning	Word	Romanization
woman	tóomwó
water	tábè́
louse	i
one	céiu
two	alo
three	cié
four	paa
five	nim
ten	pajilu
bread	pwaloa

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Grammar

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