Also Known As:
Ellice, Ellicean, Tuvalu
Dialects & Varieties
- North Tuvaluan
- South Tuvaluan
Recent Resources
Composition, wider relationships, subgrouping, phonology, morphology and syntax, and patterns of lan
Dictionary
Tuvalu money. 100 cents = 1 dollar
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~9,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use -1
Used in most domains, including official ones such as government, mass media, education, etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Besnier, Niko. 2000. "Tuvaluan: A Polynesian Language of the Central Pacific." London & New York: Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Besnier, Niko. 2000. "Tuvaluan: A Polynesian Language of the Central Pacific." London & New York: Routledge.