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Apart from the population of French origin, all the inhabitants are at least bilingual.
Command of the French language varies with the academic and social status of individuals.
Contact with the Anglo-Saxon navigators and traders who reached the archipelago in the nineteenth century led to the formation of a pidgin English, Bichelamar, that disappeared when French was established.Kanak cultural foundations are rural, and even in cities demands for "custom" are essential, although Kanaks born in Noumea are slowly building an urban culture.