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Khehek language

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Native to
  
Dialects
  
Drehet (Ndrehet)Levei

Native speakers
  
(1,600 cited 1991)

ISO 639-3
  
tlx

Region
  
Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicAdmiralty IslandsEastern Admiralty IslandsManusWest ManusKhehek

Khehek is an Oceanic language spoken by approximately 1600 people on west-central Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. It has two dialects, Drehet and Levei, which are sometimes considered separate languages.

Phonology

The following description is of Drehet dialect.

References

Khehek language Wikipedia


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