Nyelâyu

YLY

threatened

Alternate Names: Nielaiou, Nielaiu, Nyâlayu, Puma, Yalasu

Dialects: Arama, Belep, Tiari-Balade.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
New Caledonian
Northern
Extreme Northern

Demographics: 1,960 (2009 census).

Language Use: Positive attitudes.

Language Development: Taught a few hours a month at a private junior high at Pouébo. Dictionary.

Nation of Origin: New Caledonia

Other Comments: Christian.