Hmwaveke

MRK

shifting

Alternate Names: Ceta, Faa Ceta, ’Moaveke

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

Genealogy:

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

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

Language Use: Endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from Paicî [pri] and French [fra] (Wurm 2007). Almost no children (Wurm 2007).

Language Development: Bible portions: 1990.

Nation of Origin: New Caledonia

Other Comments: Christian.