Endangered Languages Project - Haveke

Haveke

^{[aka Aveke, 'Aveke, Neukaledonien]}

Classification: Austronesian

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Aveke, 'Aveke, Neukaledonien, Haeke, Hmwaveke
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, New Caledonian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		hvk
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1982

PLACES: New Caledonia;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100-999
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
0
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1982, 300 speakers were reported. Now they are much less, with virtually no children speakers.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Under pressure from neighboring Paici language and French
More on Orthography: No literacy in language

PLACES: New Caledonia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: About a third of the length of New Caledonia from its western end, on the southwestern coast from Gatope towards the southeast.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing