Haveke language
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Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia
| Haveke | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Voh, New Caledonia |
Native speakers | 450 (from 2009)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:hvk– Havekebwa– Bwatoo |
| Glottolog | have1241Havekebwat1240Bwatoo |
| ELP | Haveke |
| Bwatoo[2] | |
 the Voh-Koné dialects are classified as Definitely Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Haveke(also known as Aveke or 'Aveke[3]) is aKanak languageofNew Caledonia,in the commune ofVoh.Bwatoodialect is distinct.[4]
The language is considered endangered with 300 native speakers worldwide reported in 1982. That number gets lower due to the expansion ofFrenchin New Caledonia. There are virtually no children speakers of Havake.[5][4]
References[edit]
- ^HavekeatEthnologue(18th ed., 2015)(subscription required)
BwatooatEthnologue(18th ed., 2015)(subscription required) - ^Endangered Languages Project data for Bwatoo.
- ^"ScriptSource - Haveke".scriptsource.org.Retrieved2022-09-10.
- ^abRivierre, Jean-Claude; Ehrhart, Sabine; Diela, Raymond (2006).Le bwatoo et les dialectes de la région de Koné (Nouvelle-Calédonie)(in French). Peeters.ISBN978-90-429-1791-0.
- ^"Did you know Haveke is endangered?".Endangered Languages.Retrieved2022-09-10.
Further reading[edit]
- Rivierre, Jean-Claude; Ehrhart, Sabine; Diela, Raymond (2006).Le bwatoo et les dialectes de la région de Koné (Nouvelle-Calédonie) (in French)– viaGoogle Books.
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