Languages of New Caledonia

Languages of New Caledonia
Indigenous languages of New Caledonia
OfficialFrench
IndigenousKanak languages
VernacularBislama, Tayo Creole
ForeignEnglish, Japanese
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In New Caledonia, a sui generis collectivity of France, French is the official and predominant language. The collectivity is also home to about thirty New Caledonian languages, which form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages. They are spoken mainly by the indigenous Kanaks of the islands.