Hakö

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: hao
Alternate Names: Haku
Population: 12,000 (Kenneth 2015), increasing. Ethnic population: 12,000 (Kenneth 2015).
Location:: Bougainville province: North Bougainville district, northeast Buka island.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Nehan-North Bougainville, Buka, Halia
Dialects: Lontes.
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Used by all. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Petats [pex].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Taught in primary schools. Radio. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Hakö
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Bougainville province: North Bougainville district, northeast Buka island.