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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. | *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. | ||
*The closest language to Wallisian is Niuafo'ou. | *The closest language to Wallisian is Niuafo'ou. | ||
*It is also closely related to Tongan, though part of the Samoic branch, and has borrowed | *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> | ||
'''Futunan or Futunian''' | '''Futunan or Futunian''' | ||