Niuafo’ou

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A language of Tonga

ISO 639-3
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Population

690 (1981 SIL).

Location

Niuafo’ou and ’Eua islands.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, East Uvean-Niuafo’ou
Dialects

Probably a dialect of East Uvean [wls] (Wallisian).

Language Use

Used in private when no Tongans present. Not used in church.

Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian.