Nume (also called Gog and Tarasag ) is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua island in Vanuatu . Its 700 speakers live on the northeast coast of Gaua.
3-614: Nume is a distinct language from its immediate southern neighbors, Mwerlap and Dorig . The name Nume originates in the name of a village, now abandoned. Tarasag is currently the community's main village. The alternate name Gog refers to the broader area, and by extension, to the island . Nume has 15 consonant phonemes. Nume has 7 phonemic vowels, which are all short monophthongs . The system of personal pronouns in Nume contrasts clusivity , and distinguishes four numbers (singular, dual , trial , plural). Spatial reference in Nume
6-688: A fair proportion have also settled on the east coast of Gaua island . Besides, a number of Mwerlap speakers live in the two cities of Vanuatu, Port Vila and Luganville . The language has been studied by Alexandre François , and more recently by Agnès Henri. The language is named after Mwerlap , the native name of Merelava island . Mwerlap has 12 phonemic vowels. These include 9 monophthongs /i ɪ ɛ ʉ ɵ ɞ ʊ ɔ a/ , and 3 diphthongs /ɛ͡a ɔ͡ɞ ʊ͡ɵ/ . The system of personal pronouns in Mwerlap contrasts clusivity , and distinguishes three numbers (singular, dual , plural). Spatial reference in Mwerlap
9-641: Is based on a system of geocentric ( absolute ) directionals, which is typical of Oceanic languages . This Vanuatu -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about Southern Oceanic languages is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mwerlap language Mwerlap is an Oceanic language spoken in the south of the Banks Islands in Vanuatu . Its 1,100 speakers live mostly in Merelava and Merig , but
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