Haveke language explained

Haveke
States:Voh, New Caledonia
Speakers:450
Dateprefix:from 
Date:2009
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam3:Oceanic
Fam4:Southern Oceanic
Fam5:New Caledonian – Loyalties
Fam6:New Caledonian
Fam7:Northern New Caledonian
Fam8:North Northern
Fam9:Hmwaveke
Lc2:bwa
Ld2:Bwatoo
Lc1:hvk
Ld1:Haveke
Glotto:have1241
Glottoname:Haveke
Glotto2:bwat1240
Glottoname2:Bwatoo
Elp2:3996
Elpname2:Bwatoo
Map:Lang Status 60-DE.svg

Haveke (also known as Aveke or 'Aveke[1]) is a Kanak language of New Caledonia, in the commune of Voh. Bwatoo dialect is distinct.[2]

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.[3]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ScriptSource - Haveke . 2022-09-10 . scriptsource.org.
  2. Book: Rivierre . Jean-Claude . Le bwatoo et les dialectes de la région de Koné (Nouvelle-Calédonie) . Ehrhart . Sabine . Diela . Raymond . 2006 . Peeters . 978-90-429-1791-0 . fr.
  3. Web site: Did you know Haveke is endangered? . 2022-09-10 . Endangered Languages . en.