Ethnologue

Hmwaveke

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

’Moaveke, Ceta, Faa Ceta

Population

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

Location

North province: west coast, Tiéta and Voh.

Language Maps

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

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

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.