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Niuafoʻouan has traditionally been classified as closest to ʻUvean and Tokelauan, in an East Uvean–Niuafo'ou branch. Others suggest that it is closest to its neighbor, Tongan, as one of the Tongic languages. However, both groupings have been abandoned in the most recent classification, which did not include Niuafoʻouan.<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=4565636 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
Niuafoʻouan has traditionally been classified as closest to ʻUvean and Tokelauan, in an East Uvean–Niuafo'ou branch. Others suggest that it is closest to its neighbor, Tongan, as one of the Tongic languages. However, both groupings have been abandoned in the most recent classification, which did not include Niuafoʻouan.<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=4565636 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 12 August 2009

Also Known As: Niuafo'ou language


Description:

Niuafoʻouan is the language spoken on Tonga's northernmost island Niuafoʻou.

Niuafoʻouan has traditionally been classified as closest to ʻUvean and Tokelauan, in an East Uvean–Niuafo'ou branch. Others suggest that it is closest to its neighbor, Tongan, as one of the Tongic languages. However, both groupings have been abandoned in the most recent classification, which did not include Niuafoʻouan...... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Niuafo'ou Language Speakers

http://llmap.org/languages/num/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview

Main Country: Tonga
Spoken In:

Regions: Oceania

ISO 639-3 Code: num

Classification Taxonomy

Malayo-Polynesian Group

  Central-Eastern Group

    Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Group

      Oceanic Group

        Central-Eastern Oceanic Group

          Remote Oceanic Group

            Central Pacific Group

              East Fijian-Polynesian Group

                Polynesian Group

                  Nuclear Polynesian Group

                    Samoic-Outlier Group

                      East Uvean-Niuafoou Group

                        Niuafo'ou Language