ISO 639-3 fud | Glottolog east2447 | |
Region Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia Native speakers (6,600 cited 1986–1987)
3,600 in Wallis and Futuna (2011) Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Polynesian
Rennellese?
Futunan | ||
Futunan or Futunian is the Polynesian language spoken on Futuna (and Alofi). The term East-Futunan is also used to distinguish it from the related West Futunan (Futuna-Aniwan) spoken on the outlier islands of Futuna and Aniwa in Vanuatu.
Ca. 1987, Fakafutuna was spoken by 3,600 on Futuna, as well as by some of the 3,000 migrant workers in New Caledonia.
References
Futunan language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA