Also Known As:
Niuean, "Niuefekai"
Dialects & Varieties
On the Edge of Grammar: Discourse Particles in Niuean
Diane Massam, Donna Starks and Ofania Ikiua. 2006. "On the Edge of Grammar: Discourse Particles in Niuean." In Oceanic Linguistics, 45: 191-205. University of Hawai'i Press. Online: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4499952.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7300
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
approximately 21,700
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Location and Context
Countries
Niue; New Zealand
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Our own Susana Talagi-Guttenbeil catches up with the Niuean community in the midst of Niue Language