Lifou Island or Drehu in the local language is the largest, most populous and most important island of the Loyalty Islands in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. With a total area of 1,207 square kilometers, Lifou is located east of Australia.
The term Kanak is used for natives of the islands and their native language of the island is Drehu with people descending from Melanesians and Polynesians. With a total of 19 different tribes inhabiting the three Loyalty Islands, six of which are on Lifou.
The term Kanak is used for natives of the islands and their native language of the island is Drehu with people descending from Melanesians and Polynesians. With a total of 19 different tribes inhabiting the three Loyalty Islands, six of which are on Lifou.