Native to Tonga ISO 639-3 num | Native speakers (690 cited 1981) Glottolog niua1240 | |
Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Polynesian
Tongic?
Niuafo'ou | ||
Niuafoʻouan is the language spoken on Tonga's northernmost island, Niuafoʻou.
Niuafoʻouan has traditionally been classified as closest to ʻUvean and Tokelauan, in an East Uvean–Niuafo'ou branch. However, recent research suggests that it is closest to its neighbor, Tongan, as one of the Tongic languages.
References
Niuafoʻou language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA