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|fam5=New Caledonian-Loyalties}}The thirty New Caledonian languages form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages. Their speakers are known as Kanaks. One language is extinct, one is critically endangered, 4 are severely endangered, 5 are endangered, and another 5 are vulnerable to extinction. Languages - Loyalty Islands
- Drehu (Lifou Island)
- Iaai (Ouvéa Island)
- Nengone (Maré Island)
- New Caledonian
- Southern New Caledonian
- Extreme Southern
- Ndrumbea (vulnerable)
- Numèè
- South Southern
- Xaracuu–Xaragure:
- Xârâcùù
- Xârâgurè (endangered)
- Zire–Tiri:
- Tîrî (endangered)
- Zire †
- Wailic
- Ajië
- Arhö (critically endangered)
- Arhâ (severely endangered)
- Neku (severely endangered)
- Orowe (endangered)
- Northern New Caledonian
- Vamale
- Haveke
- Haeke
- Central Northern
- Cèmuhî
- Paicî
- North Northern
- Pwaamei (endangered)
- Pwapwa (severely endangered)
- Hmwaveke
- Bwatoo
- Hmwaveke
- Waamwang
- Nemi
- Fwâi
- Jawe (vulnerable)
- Nemi (vulnerable)
- Pije (severely endangered)
- Extreme Northern
- Caac (vulnerable)
- Kumak (vulnerable)
- Yuanga
- Nyâlayu
The languages of the northern Voh–Koné area (*) are often discussed as a unit. List of New Caledonian languages | Language | Alternative Spelling | Speakers | Commune(s) | Province | Customary Area | Dialects | | 1 | Nyâlayu language | Yalâyu | 1522 | Ouégoa, Belep, Pouébo | North Province | Hoot Ma Waap | Pooc/Haat (Belep) ; Puma/Paak/Ovac (Arama, Balade) | | 2 | Kumak language | Fwa Kumak | 1100 (2009) | Koumac, Poum | North Province | Hoot ma Waap | Nêlêmwâ (Nénéma tribe), Nixumwak | | 3 | Caac language | - | 890 | Pouébo | North Province | Hoot Ma Waap | Cawac (variant spoken at Conception in Le Mont-Dore since 1865) | | 4 | Yuanga language | Yûâga | 1992 | Kaala-Gomen, Ouégoa | North Province | Hoot Ma Waap | - | | 5 | Jawe language | - | 729 | Hienghène, Pouébo | North Province | Hoot Ma Waap | - | | 6 | Nemi language | Nèmi | 768 | Hienghène | North Province | Hoot Ma Waap | Ouanga, Ouélis, Kavatch | | 7 | Fwâi language | - | 1131 | Hienghène | North Province | Hoot Ma Waap | - | | 8 | Pije language | - | 161 | Hienghène | North Province | Hoot Ma Waap | Tha (Tiendanite) | | 9 | Pwaamei language | - | 219 | Voh | North Province | Hoot Ma Waap | Naakâ (Temala, Voh); Dhaak/Yaak (Fatenaoue) | | 10 | Pwapwâ language | - | 16 | Voh | North Province | Hoot Ma Waap | - | | 11 | Voh-Koné dialects | - | 878 | Voh, Koné | North Province | Hoot Ma Waap | Bwatoo (Oudjo, Népou, Baco and once spoken on Koniène Island), Haeke, Haveke, Hmwaeke, Havele, Vamale (Haute Tipindje), Waamwang | | 12 | Cèmuhî language | Camuki | 2051 | Touho, Koné, and Poindimié | North Province | Paici Camuki | - | | 13 | Paicî language | Paici | 5498 | Poindimié, Ponérihouen, Koné, Poya | North Province | Paici-Camuki | - | | 14 | Ajië language | A'jië | 4044 | Houaïlou, Ponérihouen, Poya, Kouaoua | North Province | Ajië-Aro | - | | 15 | Arhâ language | - | 35 | Poya | North Province | Ajië-Aro | - | | 16 | Arhö language | Arö | 62 | Poya | North Province | Ajië-Aro | - | | 17 | Orowe language | Abwébwé | 587 | Bourail | South Province | Ajië-Aro | - | | 18 | Neku language | Néku | 221 | Bourail Moindou | South Province | Ajië-Aro | - | | 19 | Sîchë | Zîchë, Sîshëë | 4 (extinct since April 2006) | Bourail, Moindou | South Province | Ajië-Aro | Sometimes considered a dialect of Ajië | | 20 | Tîrî language | Tirî | 264 | La Foa, Sarraméa | South Province | Xaracuu | Tîrî, Mea | | 21 | Xaracuu language | Xaracuu | 3784 | Canala, La Foa, Bouloupari | South Province | Xaracuu | - | | 22 | Xârâgurè language | - | 566 | Thio, New Caledonia | South Province | Xaracuu | Language close to Xârâcùù | | 23 | Ndrumbea language | Drubea | 946 | Païta, Dumbéa, Nouméa, Yaté | South Province | Djubéa-Kaponé | - | | 24 | Numèè language | Numee/Kapone | 1814 | Yaté, Mont-Dore, Isle of Pines (New Caledonia) | South Province | Djubéa-Kaponé | Xêrê (Yaté), Wêê (île Ouen), kwênyii (Isle of Pines (New Caledonia)) | | 25 | Nengone language | - | 6377 | Maré Island, Tiga | Loyalty Islands | Nengone | Iwateno (ceremonial/chiefly language) | | 26 | Drehu language | - | 11338 | Lifou Island | Loyalty Islands | Drehu | Miny (ceremonial/chiefly language) | | 27 | Iaai language | - | 1562 | Ouvéa Island | Loyalty Islands | Iaai | - | | 28 | West Uvean language | Fagauvea | 1107 | Ouvéa Island | Loyalty Islands | Iaai | |
References {{Languages of New Caledonia}}{{Southern Oceanic languages}}{{Oceania topic|Languages of}}{{DEFAULTSORT:New Caledonian Languages}}{{Austronesian-lang-stub}}{{NewCaledonia-stub}} 2 : New Caledonian languages|Languages of New Caledonia |