Cèmuhî language
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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 Template:Ill.
Phonology
Consonants
The consonants of Cèmuhî are shown in the table below.Template:Sfn
Rivierre analyzes the contrasts of Cèmuhî along three emic categories: nasal, semi-nasal (i.e. prenasalized), and oral consonants.Template:Sfn He uses the established term "labiovelar" (reproduced in the table) for what can be described more exactly as labial-velarized (protruded) bilabial consonants.
Vowels
The chart below shows Cèmuhî vowels, all of which can contrast in length.Template:Sfn While all vowels are phonetically nasalized after a nasal consonant, only two nasal vowels are reported to be contrastive: /ɛ̃ ~ ã/ and /õ ~ ũ/.Template:Sfn
Tone
Like its neighbour Paicî, Cèmuhî is one of the few Austronesian languages which have developed contrastive tone. However, unlike other New Caledonian tonal languages, Cèmuhî has three tonal registers: high, mid, and low tones.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
See also
Notes
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Bibliography
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External links
- Audio recordings in the Cèmuhî language, in open access, by Jean-Claude Rivierre (source: Pangloss Collection).
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