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Niue

A language of Niue

ISO 639-3niu

Population  2,030 in Niue (1998). Population total all countries: 7,990.
Region  Also in Cook Islands, New Zealand, Tonga, United States.
Alternate names   Niuean, “Niuefekai”
Dialects  Similar to Tongan [ton].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Tongic
Language development  Bible: 1904.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MASSAM, Diane, author. 2006. "Feature packaging: functional categories in the Niuean nominal phrase."  Available online