| 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 |
