NIU ISO 639-3
Niue
Vagahau Niuē Autonym
A language of Niue
- ISO 639
- niu
- Alternate Names
- Niuean, “Niuefekai” (pej.)
- Autonym
- Vagahau Niuē
- Population
- 1,340 in Niue (2018 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 5,920.
- Language Status
- 1 (National). Statutory national language (1974, Niue Constitution Act, Article 23).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Tongic
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Tongan [ton].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1904.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Niue
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Christian. View other languages of New Zealand
Language Name
Niue
User Population
4,550 in New Zealand (2013 census). Ethnic population: 24,000 (2013 census).
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