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Niuean
ko e vagahau Niuē
Native to
Niue, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Tonga
Native speakers
1,300 in Niue (2018)[1] 4,600 in New Zealand (2013)[1]
Language family
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Polynesian
Tongic
Niuean
Official status
Official language in
Niue
Language codes
ISO 639-2
niu
ISO 639-3
niu
Glottolog
niue1239
ELP
Niue
Niuean is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Niuean (/njuˈeɪən/;[2]ko e vagahau Niuē) is a Polynesian language, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup of the Austronesian languages. It is most closely related to Tongan and slightly more distantly to other Polynesian languages such as Māori, Samoan, and Hawaiian. Together, Tongan and Niuean form the Tongic subgroup of the Polynesian languages. Niuean also has a number of influences from Samoan and Eastern Polynesian languages.
^ abNiuean at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
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triangle between Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. The Niueanlanguage and the English language are both taught in schools and used in day-to-day business...
dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member...
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(also known as the fakafifine). They have traditionally been accepted by Niuean society, and would play an important domestic role in communal life. In...
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present in Niue. List of national anthems See Help:IPA, Niueanlanguage § Phonology and Niueanlanguage § Orthography. Also written faka'alofa. Sometimes written...
or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language. Official language A language designated as having a unique legal...
is a list of endangered languages of Oceania, based on the definitions used by UNESCO. An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling...
were stone seats reserved for the council of chiefs. Only the last three Niuean monarchs' anointment were recorded by Westerners: Tui-toga, the first Christian...
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