Bwatoo

BWA

shifting

Dialects: Regarded as dialect of Voh-Koné (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Lexical similarity: most closely with Haveke ,.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 150 (2009), decreasing. Estimated population based on census. 2009 census figures for all 6 Voh-Koné languages: 1,203.

Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon).

Language Development: Dictionary.

Nation of Origin: New Caledonia

Other Comments: Christian.