Tuvaluan language
Polynesian language spoken in Tuvalu
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 | |
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Te Ggana Tuuvalu (southern dialects) Te Gagana Tuuvalu (northern dialects) | |
Native to | Tuvalu, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand |
Native speakers | 10,670 in Tuvalu. 13,051 total. |
Austronesian
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Official status | |
Official language in | Tuvalu |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | tvl |
ISO 639-3 | tvl |
ELP | Tuvaluan |