Nyâlayu language

Nyelâyu
Nyelâyu
Pronunciation	[jãlɑjʊ]
Native to	New Caledonia
Native speakers	2,000 (2009 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic New Caledonian – Loyalties New Caledonian Northern New Caledonian Extreme Northern Nyelâyu; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Tiari-Balade; Belep; Arama;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yly
Glottolog	nyal1254 Nyalayu/Belep; bala1316 Balade
ELP	Belep
	Nyâlayu is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Nyelâyu (Yâlayu), also known as Nyalâyu, is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia, spoken by approximately 2,000 speakers. There are two dialects that are not mutually intelligible. 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.