ISO 639-3 · niuniu
Austronesian family
Niuean
ko e vagahau Niuē
Niuean is a language of the Polynesian branch (Austronesian), spoken in Niue. Wikidata counts about 10,000 speakers (1998). Wikidata describes it as “Polynesian language of Niue”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
niu- Glottocode
niue1239- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 1 National
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 62 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
1EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Niuean · ko e vagahau Niuē |
|---|---|
| Also called | Niuean language |
| All speakers | 10,000 (1998) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Official in | Niue |
Vitality
EGIDS 1 National1
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Niuean
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where it is spoken