Haveke (also known as Aveke or 'Aveke[3]) is a Kanak language of New Caledonia, in the commune of Voh. Bwatoo dialect is distinct.[4]
| 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 | have1241 Havekebwat1240 Bwatoo |
| ELP | Haveke |
| Bwatoo[2] | |
 the Voh-Koné dialects are classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The language is considered endangered with 300 native speakers worldwide reported in 1982. That number gets lower due to the expansion of French in New Caledonia. There are virtually no children speakers of Havake.[5][4]
References
edit- ^ Haveke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Bwatoo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Bwatoo.
- ^ "ScriptSource - Haveke". scriptsource.org. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ a b Rivierre, Jean-Claude; Ehrhart, Sabine; Diela, Raymond (2006). Le bwatoo et les dialectes de la région de Koné (Nouvelle-Calédonie) (in French). Peeters. ISBN 978-90-429-1791-0.
- ^ "Did you know Haveke is endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
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) – via Google Books.
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