Futuna, East
A language of Wallis and Futuna
| Population | 3,600 in Wallis and Futuna (1987). Population total all countries: 6,600. |
| Region | Futuna Island. Also in New Caledonia. |
| Alternate names | Futunian |
| Dialects | Not intelligible with Wallisian [wls] (East Uvean). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Futunic |
| Language use | Also use French. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Bible: 2000. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: coconut, taro, breadfruit, yams, sweet potato, sugarcane, banana, arrowroot; animal husbandry: pigs, chickens; fishermen. Christian, traditional religion. |
Also spoken in:
New Caledonia
| Language name | Futuna, East |
| Population | 3,000 in New Caledonia (1986). |
| Alternate names | Futunian |
| Language use | Also use French. |
| Comments | Different from Futuna-Aniwa [fut] (West Futuna) in Vanuatu. Migrant workers. |
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