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Lack of isolation due to forced migration since 2002 has contributed to the endangerment of the Tuvaluan language and may further threaten it as more Tuvaluans are removed from their isolated linguistic communities. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tuvalu Language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvaluan_language#Risk_of_Endangerment, accessed 27 Jun 2021.</ref> | Lack of isolation due to forced migration since 2002 has contributed to the endangerment of the Tuvaluan language and may further threaten it as more Tuvaluans are removed from their isolated linguistic communities. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tuvalu Language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvaluan_language#Risk_of_Endangerment, accessed 27 Jun 2021.</ref> | ||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/tuvaluan.php Useful phrases in Tuvaluan] | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/kinship/tuvaluan.htm Family Words in Tuvaluan] | |||
*[https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/resources/paul-nations-resources/vocabulary-lists/survival-vocabulary-lists/survival-tuvaluan.pdf Tuvaluan survival vocabulary] | |||
Good morning | |||
Reply to Good morning talofa | |||
Good afternoon | |||
Reply talofa | |||
Good evening | |||
Reply talofa | |||
Hello | |||
Reply talofa | |||
How are you? | |||
Reply e.g. Fine, thank you. ea koe? | |||
Goodbye tofa | |||
Thank you | |||
Reply fakafetai | |||
Please fakamolemole | |||
Excuse me [sorry] tulou | |||
It doesn't matter e lei fua | |||
Delicious tapa i te gali! | |||
Can I take your photo? e mafai ne au o pei tou ata? | |||
I want ... au e manako.....(4,5,6) | |||
Do you have ...? e isi ne au.....?/ e isi se.....? | |||
Yes ao | |||
No ikai | |||
This (one), That (one) | |||
[pointing at goods] tenei, tela | |||
There isn't any e seai | |||
How much does it cost? e fia tena togi? | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
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==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
*[https://glosbe.com/tvl/en Tuvalu to English Dictionary] | |||
*[https://books.google.com/books/about/Tuvaluan_Dictionary.html?id=uZ5kAAAAMAAJ Tuvalu to English Dictionary] | |||
*[https://www.waterstones.com/book/tuvaluan-dictionary-tuvaluan-english-and-english-tuvaluan/g-w-jackson/9789829027047 Tuvalu to English Dictionary] | |||
*[https://quizlet.com/165326157/basic-tuvaluan-phrases-flash-cards/ Basic Tuvaluan Phrases} | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||