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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Wallis and Futuna," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna, accessed 28 Jun 2021.</ref> | | Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Wallis and Futuna," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna, accessed 28 Jun 2021.</ref> |
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| Languages spoken on Wallis and Futuna, according to the 2018 census: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Wallis and Futuna," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna#Languages, accessed 28 Jun 2021.</ref> | | Languages spoken on Wallis and Futuna, according to the 2018 census: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Wallis and Futuna," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna#Languages, accessed 28 Jun 2021.</ref> |
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| ***5.3% French | | ***5.3% French |
| ***0.2% Wallisian | | ***0.2% Wallisian |
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| '''Wallisian, or ʻUvean'''
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| *It is the Polynesian language spoken on Wallis Island (also known as ʻUvea).
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| *The language is also known as East Uvean to distinguish it from the related West Uvean language spoken on the outlier island of Ouvéa near New Caledonia.
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| *The closest language to Wallisian is Niuafo'ou.
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| *It is also closely related to Tongan, though part of the Samoic branch, and has borrowed from Tongan due to the Tongan invasion of the island in the 15th and 16th centuries.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Wallisian language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallisian_language, accessed 28 Jun 2021.</ref>
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| '''Futunan or Futunian'''
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| *It is the Polynesian language spoken on Futuna (and Alofi).
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| *The term East-Futunan is also used to distinguish it from the related West Futunan (Futuna-Aniwan) spoken on the outlier islands of Futuna and Aniwa in Vanuatu.
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| *The language is closely related to other Western Polynesian languages, Fagauvea, Wallisian, Tongan, Samoan, Tokelau, and Niuafo’ou.
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| *This language is a member of the diminishing set of native Pacific languages, it is classified as endangered. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Futunan language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futunan_language, accessed 28 Jun 2021.</ref>
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| ==Word List(s)== | | ==Word List(s)== |
| '''Futunan''' | | '''Futunan''' |
| *[https://wallis-futuna.travel/en/discover-our-islands/lexicon A Few Words (Lexicon)]
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| '''French''' | | '''French''' |
| *[[French Genealogical Word List|French Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[https://1000mostcommonwords.com/1000-most-common-french-words/ Most Common French Words (1000MostCommonWords)]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French phrases (Omniglot)]
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| *[https://wallis-futuna.travel/en/discover-our-islands/lexicon A Few Words (Lexicon)]
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| '''Wallisian''' | | '''Wallisian''' |
| *[https://wallis-futuna.travel/en/discover-our-islands/lexicon A Few Words (Lexicon)]
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! French !! Wallisian !! Futunan !! English
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| | Bienvenue || Malo te fagona || Malo le fai folau || Welcome
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| | Bonjour || Malo || Malo || Hello
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| | Demain || Apogi’pogi || Apogipogi || Tomorrow
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| | Enfant || Tamasi’i ; toe || Toe || Child
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| | Femme, fille || Fafine, taahine || Fafine, taine || Woman
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| | Hier || Anafi || Nanafi || Yesterday
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| | Île || Motu || Motu || Island
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| | Mari / Homme || Ohoana / Tagata || Avaga / Tagata || Husband, man
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| | Merci || Malo tou ofa || Malo le alofa || Thank
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| | Non || Oho || Eai || No
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| | Oui || Ei || Eio || Yes
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| | Au revoir || Nofola / Alula / Tata || Nofola / Anola / Tata || Goodbye
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| | Bonne nuit || Moe la || Moe la || Good night
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| | Comment vas-tu ? || Eke lelei pe ? || Eke malie fai ? || How are you ?
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| | S’il te plaît || Fakalelei siou loto || Fakamalie lou loto || Please
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== |
| '''Futunan''' | | '''Futunan''' |
| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futunan_language#Phonology Futunan Alphabet and Pronunciation (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/futunan.htm Futunan Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''French''' | | '''French''' |
| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_orthography French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Wikipedia)]
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| The French alphabet is based on the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, uppercase and lowercase, with five diacritics and two orthographic ligatures.
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| :{| class="wikitable"
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| !Phonetic Alphabet
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| !Diacritics and ligatures
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| | A || a || /a/ ||Àà, Ââ, Ææ
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| | B || bé || /be/ ||
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| | C || cé || /se/ ||Çç
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| | D || dé || /de/ ||
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| | E || e || /ə/ ||Éé, Èè, Êê, Ëë
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| | F || effe || /ɛf/ ||
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| | G || gé || /ʒe/ ||
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| | H || ache || /aʃ/ ||
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| | I || i || /i/ ||Îî, Ïï
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| | J || ji || /ʒi/ ||
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| | K || ka || /ka/ ||
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| | L || elle || /ɛl/ ||
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| | M || emme || /ɛm/ ||
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| | N || enne || /ɛn/ ||
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| | O || o || /o/ ||Ôô, Œœ
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| | P || pé || /pe/ ||
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| | Q || qu || /ky/ ||
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| | R || erre || /ɛʁ/ ||
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| | S || esse || |/ɛs/ ||
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| | T || té || /te/ ||
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| | U || u || /y/ ||Ùù, Ûû, Üü
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| | V || vé || /ve/ ||
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| | W || double vé || /dubləve/ ||
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| | X || ixe || /iks/ ||
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| | Y || i grec || /iɡʁɛk/ ||Ÿÿ
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| | Z || zède || /zɛd/ ||
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| The letters w and k are rarely used except in loanwords and regional words. The phoneme /w/ sound is usually written ou; the /k/ sound is usually written c anywhere but before e, i, y, qu before e, i, y, and sometimes que at the ends of words. However, k is common in the metric prefix kilo- (originally from Greek χίλια ''khilia'' "a thousand"): ''kilogramme, kilomètre, kilowatt, kilohertz,'' etc.
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| '''Wallisian'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallisian_language#Alphabet Wallisian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/wallisian.htm Wallisian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== |
| '''Futunan''' | | '''Futunan''' |
| *[https://en.glosbe.com/en/fud Futunan to English Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ2SR-ABu7Y The Sound of the Futunan language (YouTube)]
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| '''French''' | | '''French''' |
| *[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]]
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| *[[French Letter Writing Guide|French Letter Writing Guide]]
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| *[[France Languages|French Languages]]
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| *[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/french-english/ French to English Dictionary (Cambridge)]
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| *[https://glosbe.com/fr/en French to English Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| *[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/french_dictionary.htm French Dictionary (Lexilogos)]
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| '''Wallisian''' | | '''Wallisian''' |
| *[https://glosbe.com/en/wls Wallisian to English Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| ==Additional Resources== | | ==Additional Resources== |
| *[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/wallis-and-futuna/ Wallis and Futuna (CIA.gov)]
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| *[https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/wallis-futuna/articles/french-or-polynesian-the-curious-case-of-wallis-and-futuna/ French or Polynesian: The Curious Case of Wallis and Futuna (TheCultureTrip)]
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| == References == | | == References == |
