Haveke

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A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639-3
hvk
Alternate Names
’Aveke, Aveke
User Population

300 (2009), decreasing. Estimated population based on 2009 census figures for all Voh-Koné languages: 1,203.

Location

North province: west coast, Voh-Koné: Gatope, Oundjo, and Tiéta.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern
Dialects

Regarded as a dialect of Voh-Koné (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Bwatoo [bwa] is most closely related.

Language Use

Endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from Paici [pri] and French [fra] (Wurm 2007). Shifting to Paicî [pri].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Haveke
Other Comments

Christian.