Haveke
Haveke is an Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Haveke (also known as Aveke or 'Aveke) is a Kanak language of New Caledonia, in the commune of Voh. Bwatoo dialect is distinct.
The language is considered endangered with 300 native speakers worldwide reported in 1982. That number gets lower due to the expansion of French in New Caledonia. There are virtually no children speakers of Havake.
From Wikipedia · Haveke language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Haveke
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | xambulip* | |
| name | 8at* | |
| eye | xupin* | |
| nose | fwandin* | |
| tooth | vaci5uan* | |
| tongue | xupha* | |
| hand | 8in* | |
| blood | fendat* | |
| bone | ndun* | |
| skin | 8in* | |
| breast | thin* | |
| liver | xin* | |
| water | we | |
| fire | mae* | |
| star | xafuthiN* | |
| stone | vai* | |
| leaf | ndon* | |
| night | bwen* | |
| dog | xakot* | |
| fish | 5u* | |
| louse | 8i* | |
| one | 8aN* | |
| two | thalo* | |
| I | e* | |
| you | 5go* | |
| we | 5ye* | |
| drink | xundu* | |
| see | xala* | |
| hear | teten* | |
| die | me* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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