Nese language

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Nese
Region area, northwest Malakula, Vanuatu
Native speakers
20 (2010)[1]
Language family
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottolognese1235
ELPNese

Nese is a moribund Oceanic language or dialect known by no more than twenty people in the area of the northwest tip of the island of Malakula in Vanuatu. It is now rarely spoken, having been replaced as a primary mode of communication by Bislama.

Nese is one of the few languages to have linguolabial consonants.

References[]

  1. ^ Guerin, Valerie (2010). "Nese: A diminishing speech variety of Northwest Malakula (Vanuatu) (review)". Oceanic Linguistics. 49 (2): 595–600.

Further reading[]

  • Crowley, Terry (2006). Lynch, John (ed.). Nese: A Diminishing Speech Variety of Northwest Malakula (Vanuatu). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. hdl:1885/146277.
  • Lynch, John (2005). "The Apicolabial Shift in Nese". Oceanic Linguistics. 44 (2): 389–403. doi:10.1353/ol.2005.0040.
  • Takau, Lana Grelyn (2016). A Grammar of Nese (PhD thesis). University of Newcastle. hdl:1959.13/1322479.

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