Hmwaveke

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A language of New Caledonia

Alternate Names

’Moaveke, Ceta, Faa Ceta

User Population

200 (2009), decreasing. Estimated population based on 2009 census figures for all 6 Voh-Koné languages: 1,203.

North province: west coast, Tiéta and Voh.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern, North, Hmwaveke

Regarded as a dialect of Voh-Koné (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from Paicî [pri] and French [fra] (Wurm 2007). Some young people, all adults, almost no children (Wurm 2007).

Language Development

Bible portions: 1990.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Hmwaveke

Latin script [Latn].

Christian.