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Tuvaluan (/ ˌ t uː v ə ˈ l uː ə n /), often called Tuvalu, is a Polynesian language closely related to the Ellicean group spoken in Tuvalu. It is more or less distantly related to all other Polynesian languages, such as Hawaiian , Māori , Tahitian , Samoan , Tokelauan and Tongan , and most closely related to the languages spoken on the ...
Tuvaluan is a Polynesian language spoken in Tuvalu in the south-central Pacific, and by small groups of Tuvaluan migrants in Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand and the USA. In 2015 there were about 10,000 speakers of Tuvaluan in Tuvalu, and there are about 2,000 Tuvaluan speakers in other countries.
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Tuvaluan has borrowed considerably from Samoan, the language of Christian missionaries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tuvaluan, often called Tuvalu, is a Polynesian language closely related to the Ellicean group spoken in Tuvalu.
Aug 10, 2017 · Tuvaluan. Tuvaluan is the most common language spoken in Tuvalu. It is used alongside English in official documents and by governmental organizations. The language is closely linked to Polynesian languages such as Samoan, Hawaiian, Tongan, and Tahitian.
- Joyce Chepkemoi
Tuvaluan is an Austronesian language spoken in Tuvalu. It is closely related to Tokelauan language. Tuvaluan has over 11 000 speakers. The language is divided into two main dialects . Tuvaluan language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator. Categories: Polynesian languages. Languages of Oceania. Tuvalu.
OLAC resources in and about the Tuvalu language. ISO 639-3: tvl. The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language: Other known names and dialect names: Ellice, Ellicean, Funafuti, Nanumanga, Nanumea, Niutao, North Tuvaluan, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, South Tuvaluan, Tuvaluan, Vaitupu.
