Haveke

HVK

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Alternate Names: Aveke, ’Aveke

Dialects: Regarded as a dialect of Voh-Koné (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Bwatoo , is most closely related.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 300 (2009), decreasing. Estimated population based on 2009 census figures for all Voh-Koné languages: 1,203.

Language Use: Endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from Paici [pri] and French [fra] (Wurm 2007).

Nation of Origin: New Caledonia

Other Comments: Christian.