Haveke language

{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Haveke

|nativename=

|states=Voh, New Caledonia

|speakers=450

|dateprefix=from 

|date=2009

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Austronesian

|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian

|fam3=Oceanic

|fam4=Southern Oceanic

|fam5=New Caledonian – Loyalties

|fam6=New Caledonian

|fam7=Northern New Caledonian

|fam8=North Northern

|fam9=Hmwaveke

|lc2=bwa|ld2=Bwatoo

|lc1=hvk|ld1=Haveke

|glotto=have1241

|glottoname=Haveke

|glotto2=bwat1240

|glottoname2=Bwatoo

|ELP2=3996

|ELPname2=Bwatoo

|map = Lang Status 60-DE.svg

|mapcaption = {{center|{{small|the Voh-Koné dialects are classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger}}}}

}}

Haveke (also known as Aveke or 'Aveke{{Cite web |title=ScriptSource - Haveke |url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=language_detail&key=hvk |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=scriptsource.org}}) is a Kanak language of New Caledonia, in the commune of Voh. Bwatoo dialect is distinct.{{Cite book |last1=Rivierre |first1=Jean-Claude |url=https://orbilu.uni.lu/handle/10993/8446 |title=Le bwatoo et les dialectes de la région de Koné (Nouvelle-Calédonie) |last2=Ehrhart |first2=Sabine |last3=Diela |first3=Raymond |date=2006 |publisher=Peeters |isbn=978-90-429-1791-0 |language=fr}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Did you know Haveke is endangered? |url=http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/4291 |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Endangered Languages |language=en}}