Nyâlayu language
Nyelâyu (Yâlayu), also known as Nyalâyu, is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia, spoken by approximately 2,000 speakers.Pooc (or Haat) is spoken in the Belep islands, which are located just north of Grande Terre.Puma (or Paak or Ovac) is spoken in the northernmost regions of New Caledonia in the areas around Poum in the west and Pouébo and Balade in the east.Aspiration seems to be a prosodic trait that affects the overall realization of the syllable by lowering the register of the voice.This article about Southern Oceanic languages is a stub.