Information from: “Analyse syntaxique et sémantique du Fagauvea (Ouvéa, Iles Loyauté, Kanaky-Nouvelle-Calédonie)” . Djoupa, Alexandre (2013)
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Many who live along the language border also speak Iaai fluently.
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"Fagauvea is spoken in the districts of Saint-Joseph, Imone and Takeji in the north of the island and the district Muli in the south. In Saint-Joseph it is the principal language of the Teuta, Takeji and Heo people, while in the southern part it is mainly spoken by the Muli and Lekin people."