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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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* [https://omniglot.com/writing/niuean.php Niuean Language - Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot the online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages)] | * [https://omniglot.com/writing/niuean.php Niuean Language - Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot the online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages)] | ||
* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Niuean_phrasebook#Pronunciation_guide Pronunciation guide with Vowels and Consonants] | * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Niuean_phrasebook#Pronunciation_guide Pronunciation guide with Vowels and Consonants] | ||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Language Aids''' | '''Language Aids''' | ||
* Williams, | * Harold Williams, '''''Vocabulary of the language of Niue''''', Auckland, N.Z. : Polynesian Society, 1893 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/vocabulary-of-the-language-of-niue-savage-island/oclc/947761791&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Starks, | * Donna Starks, '''''Vowel Length in Niuean''''', Oceanic Linguistics, v53 n2 (2014) - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/vowel-length-in-niuean/oclc/5714360962&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
'''Dictionaries''' | '''Dictionaries''' | ||
* McEwen, | * J M McEwen, '''''Niue dictionary''''', Wellington, N.Z. : Dept. of Maori and Island Affairs, 1970 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/niue-dictionary/oclc/286538&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Sperlich, | * Wolfgang B Sperlich, '''''Niue language dictionary : Niuean-English, with English-Niuean finderlist''''', Honolulu: Govt. of Niue in association with Dept. of linguistics, University of Hawai'i, 1997 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/tohi-vagahau-niue-niue-language-dictionary-niuean-english-with-english-niuean-finderlist/oclc/873478413&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | '''Online Dictionaries''' | ||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/niu Dictionary English - Niuean (Glosbe)] | * [https://glosbe.com/en/niu Dictionary English - Niuean (Glosbe)] | ||
* [http://www.dictionaryniue.com/ Tohi Vagahau Niue - Niue Language Dictionary] | * [http://http://www.dictionaryniue.com/ Tohi Vagahau Niue - Niue Language Dictionary] | ||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
* Sperlich, | * W B Sperlich, '''''Niue: Language Situation''''', n.p: n.p. - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/niue-language-situation/oclc/4934180100&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* [https://www.mpp.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/FINAL-Ponataki-Niue-Language-Educational-Resource.docx.pdf Niue Language Educational Resource (Ponataki)] | * [https://www.mpp.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/FINAL-Ponataki-Niue-Language-Educational-Resource.docx.pdf Niue Language Educational Resource (Ponataki)] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Niue]] | [[Category:Niue]] | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Niuean is a Polynesian language, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup of the Austronesian languages. It is most closely related to Tongan and slightly more distantly to other Polynesian languages such as Māori, Samoan, and Hawaiian. Together, Tongan and Niuean form the Tongic subgroup of the Polynesian languages. Niuean also has a number of influences from Samoan and Eastern Polynesian languages. [1]
Niuean was spoken by 1600 people on Niue Island (97.4% of the inhabitants) in 1991, as well as by speakers in the Cook Islands, New Zealand, and Tonga, for a total of around 8,000 speakers. There are thus more speakers of Niuean outside the island itself than on the island. Most inhabitants of Niue are bilingual in English. [2]
Language Demographics in Niue: [3]
- Niuean (official) -- 46% (a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan)
- Niuean and English -- 32%
- English (official) - 11%
- Niuean and others - 5%
- Other - 6%
Niuean consists of two main dialects, the older Motu dialect from the north of the island and the Tafiti dialect of the south. The words mean, respectively, the people of the island and the strangers (or people from a distance). The differences between the dialects are mainly in vocabulary or in the form of some words. [4]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
- Niuean Language - Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot the online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages)
- Pronunciation guide with Vowels and Consonants
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Language Aids
- Harold Williams, Vocabulary of the language of Niue, Auckland, N.Z. : Polynesian Society, 1893 - Available at WorldCat
- Donna Starks, Vowel Length in Niuean, Oceanic Linguistics, v53 n2 (2014) - Available at WorldCat
Dictionaries
- J M McEwen, Niue dictionary, Wellington, N.Z. : Dept. of Maori and Island Affairs, 1970 - Available at WorldCat
- Wolfgang B Sperlich, Niue language dictionary : Niuean-English, with English-Niuean finderlist, Honolulu: Govt. of Niue in association with Dept. of linguistics, University of Hawai'i, 1997 - Available at WorldCat
Online Dictionaries
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- W B Sperlich, Niue: Language Situation, n.p: n.p. - Available at WorldCat
- Niue Language Educational Resource (Ponataki)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Niuean language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niuean_language, accessed 21 March 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Niuean language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niuean_language#Speakers, accessed 21 March 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Niue," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue#Languages, accessed 21 March 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Niuean language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niuean_language#Dialects, accessed 21 March 2021.