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Even though the population of Tuvalu was approximately 10,837 people in 2012, there are estimated to be more than 13,000 Tuvaluan speakers worldwide. In 2015 it was estimated that more than 3,500 Tuvaluans live in New Zealand, with about half that number born in New Zealand and 65 percent of the Tuvaluan community in New Zealand is able to speak Tuvaluan. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tuvalu Language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvaluan_language, accessed 27 Jun 2021.</ref> | Even though the population of Tuvalu was approximately 10,837 people in 2012, there are estimated to be more than 13,000 Tuvaluan speakers worldwide. In 2015 it was estimated that more than 3,500 Tuvaluans live in New Zealand, with about half that number born in New Zealand and 65 percent of the Tuvaluan community in New Zealand is able to speak Tuvaluan. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tuvalu Language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvaluan_language, accessed 27 Jun 2021.</ref> | ||
It was found that rising sea levels threaten the islands of Tuvalu so in | It was found that rising sea levels threaten the islands of Tuvalu so in 2002, the government made an agreement with the country of New Zealand to help preserve the people of Tuvalu and their language. New Zealand agreed to have the entire population gradually migrate to their country. As more Tuvaluans continue to migrate to New Zealand and integrate themselves into the culture and society, relative isolation decreases, contributing to the language's endangerment. <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)== | ||