Nume language

Nume
Nume
Tarasag, Gog
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Gaua
Native speakers	700 (2012)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu North Vanuatu Torres-Banks Nume; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tgs
Glottolog	nume1241
ELP	Nume

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.

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

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