Niuean language
Niuean (ISO 639-3 code niu) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Cook Islands, Niue, New Zealand, and Tonga. It has about 7,990 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | niu |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | niue1239 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | Cook Islands, Niue, New Zealand, Tonga |
| Speakers (estimate) | 7,990 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Maori127,000 speakers
- Tuvalu9,000 speakers
- Tokelau8,000 speakers
- Pukapuka2,030 speakers
- Penrhyn500 speakers
- Rakahanga-Manihiki320 speakers
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Filipino82,000,000 speakers
- Tagalog82,000,000 speakers
- Javanese68,000,000 speakers
- Cebuano22,000,000 speakers
- Malay19,000,000 speakers
More about Niuean
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.