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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.[1]

Nume
Tarasag, Gog
Native toVanuatu
RegionGaua
Native speakers
700 (2012)[1]
Language family
Austronesian
  • Malayo-Polynesian
    • Oceanic
      • Southern Oceanic
        • Vanuatu
          • North Vanuatu
            • Torres–Banks
              • Nume
Language codes
ISO 639-3tgs
Glottolognume1241
ELPNume

Nume is a distinct language from its immediate southern neighbors, Mwerlap and Dorig.[2]


Names


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.


Phonology


Nume has 7 phonemic vowels, which are all short monophthongs.[3]

Vowels
Front Back
Close i i u u
Near-close ɪ ē ʊ ō
Open-mid ɛ e ɔ o
Open a a

Grammar


The system of personal pronouns in Nume contrasts clusivity, and distinguishes four numbers (singular, dual, trial, plural).[4]

Spatial reference in Nume is based on a system of geocentric (absolute) directionals, which is typical of Oceanic languages.[5]


References


  1. François (2012): 88).
  2. List of Banks islands languages.
  3. François (2005a): 445).
  4. François (2016).
  5. François (2015).

Bibliography






На других языках


- [en] Nume language

[fr] Nume

Le nume (ou tarasag) est une langue parlée par 700 personnes[1] au nord du Vanuatu dans le nord-est de l’île Gaua, dans les îles Banks.



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