Tuvaluan language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tuvaluan |
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| Te Ggana Tuuvalu (southern dialects) Te Gagana Tuuvalu (northern dialects) |
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| Native to | Tuvalu, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand |
| Native speakers | 10,670 in Tuvalu. 13,051 total. (date missing) |
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Austronesian
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| Official status | |
| Official language in | Tuvalu |
Tuvaluan is an Austronesian language spoken in Tuvalu. It is closely related to Tokelauan language. Tuvaluan has over 11 000 speakers. The language is divided into two main dialects.
See also
In Spanish: Idioma tuvaluano para niños
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