Yakaikeke

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
ykk
Alternate Names
Iakaikeke
Population

100 (1998 SIL).

Location

Milne Bay Province, Alotau district, Weraura local government area, Goodenough Bay between Wedau and Radava, near Manubada at Diruna.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Taupota
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 65% with Wedau [wed] (most similar), 58% with Kwamana dialect of Wedau [wed], 48% with Ghayavi [bmk] (at Radava).