Niue

Summary

Official Name

International Conventions

CPPDCE (2019)

Population

1,620

Principal Languages

English, Niue

Literacy Rate

95% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)

General References

Besnier 1992

Language Counts

The number of established languages listed for Niue is 2. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional.

Languages

English eng: Users: 700 in Niue, all users. L1 users: 180 in Niue (2019 World Factbook). L2 users: 520 (2019 World Factbook). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national working language (1974, Constitution, Articles 23 and 71). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
Niue niu: Users: 1,340 in Niue (2018 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 5,920. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1974, Niue Constitution Act, Article 23). Alternate Names: Niuean, “Niuefekai” (pej.) Autonym: Vagahau Niuē Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Tongic

Languages by Status

1 (National)

Niue

[niu] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1974, Niue Constitution Act, Article 23). 1,340 in Niue (2018 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 5,920.

English

[eng] 1 (National). Statutory national working language (1974, Constitution, Articles 23 and 71). 700 in Niue, all users. L1 users: 180 in Niue (2019 World Factbook). L2 users: 520 (2019 World Factbook).