Wallis and Futuna Languages

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Description[edit | edit source]

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. [1]

Languages spoken on Wallis and Futuna, according to the 2018 census: [2]

  • 59.1% Wallisian
  • 27.9% Futunan
  • 12.7% French
    • On Wallis Island:
      • 82.2% Wallisian
      • 15.6% French
      • 1.9% Futunan
    • On Futuna:
      • 94.5% Futunan
      • 5.3% French
      • 0.2% Wallisian

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Futunan

French

Wallisian

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Futunan

French

Wallisian


Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Futunan

French

Wallisian


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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Wallis and Futuna," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna, accessed 28 Jun 2021.
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "Wallis and Futuna," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna#Languages, accessed 28 Jun 2021.