Hmwaveke

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A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639-3
mrk
Alternate Names
Ceta, Faa Ceta, ’Moaveke
Population

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

Location

North province west coast, Voh and Tiéta.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

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

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.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hmwaveke
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.