- Tokelauan language
Tokelauan is an Austronesian language.
peakers
It is spoken by about 1,700 people on the atolls of
Tokelau , and by the few inhabitants ofSwains Island in neighbouringAmerican Samoa . It is a member of the Samoic family ofPolynesian languages . It is, alongside English, the official language of Tokelau. In addition to the population of Tokelau, it is spoken by approximately 2,900 Tokelauan expatriates inNew Zealand .Affinities with other languages
Tokelauan is intelligible with Tuvaluan, the main language of the neighbouring island realm of
Tuvalu . It also has marked similarities to theNiuafo'ou language ofTonga .Loimata Iupati ,Tokelau 's resident Director of Education, is translating theBible from English into Tokelauan.ee also
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Tuvaluan language
*Niuafo'ou language External links
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=tkl Ethnologue report on Tokelauan]
* [http://www.tokelau-info.tk/ Mini-dictionary sponsored by Tokelau Magic]
* [http://www.tevaka.com/ "Te Vaka" - A popular New Zealand music group that sings in the Tokelauan language]
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