Also Known As:
'Uvea, Faka 'Uvea
Dialects & Varieties
East Uvean: A condensed grammar
East Uvean: A condensed grammar
Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,000-25,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Wallis Island
Location Description
Mainly spoken on Wallis island (French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna), with a sizeable group in New Caledonia that relocated there in the 1950s.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Use of glottal stop (<'>) in written works increasing, as is contrastive vowel length (e.g., ā).
Recent Resources
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