Nemi language

The Nemi language is a Kanak language spoken by 320 people in the north of New Caledonia, in the commune of Hienghène. Dialects include Ouanga, Ouélis, and Kavatch.



Phonology
The phonology of Nemi is as follows:

Note that the 'labiovelar' consonants are labialized and velarized bilabial consonants (with the exception of and its voiceless, nasal, and voiceless nasal counterparts, which are labial-velar approximants.).

The vowel /a/ actually represents the low central unrounded vowel, [], and not the low front unrounded vowel, [].