Hmwaveke

A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639: mrk
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 Status: 6b (Threatened).
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). Some young people, all adults, 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.

Location: North province: west coast, Tiéta and Voh.