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The official Languages of Tokelu are Tokelauan and English. Most residents are multilingual, but Tokelauan is spoken by 88% of the residents. Of the 4600 people who speak the language, 1600 of them live in the three atolls of Tokelau – Atafu, Nukunono and Fakaofo. The rest live in New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii, and the West Coast of the United States.
The Tokelauan Language:
- is a Polynesian language spoken in Tokelau and on Swains Island (or Olohega) in American Samoa
- is closely related to Tuvaluan and Samoan
- was the language of day-to-day affairs in Tokelau until at least the 1990s [1]
Languages Spoken on Tokelau (CIA.gov)
- Tokelauan 88.1%
- English 48.6%,
- Samoan 26.7%,
- Tuvaluan 11.2%,
- Kiribati 1.5%,
- other 2.8%,
- none 2.8%,
- unspecified 0.8% (2016 ests.)
note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census
| Tokelauan
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English
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| Fanatu au là?
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Shall I come too?
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| Ko toku nena e i Nukunonu.
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My grandmother lives in Nukunonu.
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| Malo ni, ea mai koe?
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Hello, how are you?
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| Ko ai tō igoa?
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What is your name?
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| Fakafeiloaki
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Greetings
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| Mālo ni!
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Hello
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| Ulu tonu mai
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Welcome
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| E fakafeiloaki atu
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We greet you
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| Fakafetai
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Thank you
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| Tōfā ni
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Good bye
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| Te malie o te meakai
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The food is delicious.
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| Tokelauan (Fuainūmela)
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English
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Number
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| Hēai / Helo / Kole
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Zero
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0
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| Tahi
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One
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1
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| Lua
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Two
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2
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| Tolu
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Three
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3
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| Fā
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Four
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4
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| Lima
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Five
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5
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| Ono
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Six
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6
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| Fitu
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Seven
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7
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| Valu
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Eight
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8
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| Iva
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Nine
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9
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| Hefulu
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Ten
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10
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| Tokelauan (Fuainūmela)
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English
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Number
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| Hefulutahi
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Eleven
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11
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| Hefululua
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Twelve
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12
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| Hefulutolu
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Thirteen
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13
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| Hefulufā
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Fourteen
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14
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| Hefululima
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Fifteen
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15
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| Hefuluono
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Sixteen
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16
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| Hefulufitu
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Seventeen
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17
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| Hefuluvalu
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Eighteen
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18
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| Hefuluiva
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Nineteen
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19
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| Luahefulu
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Twenty
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20
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| Tokelauan (Fuainūmela)
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English
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Number
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| Toluhefulu
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Thirty
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30
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| Fāhefulu
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Forty
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40
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| Limahefulu
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Fifty
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50
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| Onohefulu
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Sixty
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60
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| Fituhefulu
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Seventy
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70
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| Valuhefulu
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Eighty
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80
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| Ivahefulu
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Ninety
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90
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| Helau
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One Hundred
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100
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| Tokeualuan (Fuainūmela)
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English
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Number
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| Tahi te afe /Afe
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One Thousand
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1000
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| Lua te afe / Luaafe
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Two Thousand
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2000
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| Tolu te afe / Toluafe
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Three Thousand
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3000
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| Fā te afe / Fāafe
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Four Thousand
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4000
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| Lima te afe / Limaafe
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Five Thousand
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5000
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Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
- Tokelauan Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
- Tokelauan Alphabet and Pronunciation (Wikipedia)
- Tokelauan is written in the Latin script using only 15 letters: A, E, I, O, U, F, G, K, L, M, N, P, H, T, and V.
- Its alphabet consists of 5 vowels: a (pronounced: /a/), e (pronounced: /e/), i (pronounced: /i/), o (pronounced: /o/) and u (pronounced: /u/); and 10 consonants: /p t k f v h m n ŋ l/, /ŋ/ spelled g
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
