Vamale

A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639: mkt
Alternate Names: ’Moaeke, Hmwaeke, Pamale
Population: 100 (2009 census), decreasing. Estimated population based on census. 2009 census figures for all 6 Voh-Koné languages: 1,203.
Location:: North province: east coast Ouanache, Téganpaïk, and Tiouandé (Vamale dialect); West coast Tiéta and Voh (Hmwaeke dialect).
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Northern
Dialects: Vamale, Hmwaeke. Regarded as dialect of Voh-Koné (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Language Use: Endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Hmwaeke nearly extinct. Under pressure from Fwai [fwa], Cemuhi [cam], and French [fra] (Wurm 2007). Adults only. Shifting to French [fra].

Location: North province: east coast Ouanache, Téganpaïk, and Tiouandé (Vamale dialect); West coast Tiéta and Voh (Hmwaeke dialect).