Vamale

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A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639-3
mkt
Alternate Names
’Moaeke, Hmwaeke, Pamale
User Population

100 (2009 census), decreasing. Estimated population based on census. 2009 census figures for all 6 Voh-Koné languages: 1,203.

Location

North province: east coast Ouanache, Téganpaïk, and Tiouandé (Vamale dialect); West coast Tiéta and Voh (Hmwaeke dialect).

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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

Vamale, Hmwaeke. Regarded as dialect of Voh-Koné (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Language Use

Endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Hmwaeke nearly extinct. Under pressure from Fwai [fwa], Cemuhi [cam], and French [fra] (Wurm 2007). Adults only. Shifting to French [fra].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Vamale