Concept information
Preferred term
dhvDehu
Type
-
Language
Definition
- Drehu ([ɖehu]; also known as Dehu, Lifou, Lifu, qene drehu ) is an Austronesian language mostly spoken on Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. It has about twelve-thousand fluent speakers and the status of a French regional language. This status means that pupils can take it as an optional topic for the baccalauréat in New Caledonia itself or French mainland. It has been also taught at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) in Paris since 1973 and at the since 2000. As for other Kanak languages, Drehu is now regulated by the "Académie des langues kanak", officially founded in 2007.
Entry terms
- Drehu
- Drehu language
ISO 639-3 code
- dhv
Notation
- dhv
In other languages
-
Drehu
French
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/dhv
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