Hakö

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Haku

Population

5,000 (1982 SIL), increasing.

Location

Bougainville province: North Bougainville district, northeast Buka island.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Lontes.

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Used by all. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Taught in primary schools. Radio.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.