#niuean

[thejawsdevour]

John Pule (Niuean-New Zealander) - Deep Niue Evening (oil, varnish, ink, enamel on canvas, 2023)

[yourdailyqueer]

Phylesha Brown-Acton

Gender: Transgender woman (Fakafifine) (she/her)

Sexuality: N/A

DOB: Born February 1976

Ethnicity: Niuean, Australian

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Activist, social worker, dancer

[gwendolynlerman]

Languages of the world

Niuean (ko e vagahau Niuē)

Basic facts

Number of native speakers: 7,700

Official language: Niue

Also spoken: Cook Islands, New Zealand, Tonga

Script: Latin, 17 letters

Grammatical cases: 0

Linguistic typology: analytic, VSO

Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Polynesian, Tongic

Number of dialects: 2

History

19th century - Niuean is first written

Writing system and pronunciation

These are the letters that make up the script: a e i o u f g h k l m n p t v r s.

-R- and -s- only appear in foreign words. Stress is normally placed on the penultimate syllable.

Grammar

Nouns have two numbers (singular and plural).

Personal pronouns feature a dual number in addition to singular and plural, as well as inclusive and exclusive forms, but do not have gender or case.

Verbs are not conjugated for tense, mood, aspect, person, or number.

Dialects

There are two dialects: Motu and Tafiti. They only differ in lexicon.

[ich-bin-der-baer]

Linguistic Diversity Challenge [4/4] Niuean

What is the language called in English and the language itself? The Language is called Niuean in English and ko e vagahau Niuē in Niuean itself.

Where is the language spoken? Niuean is spoken in Niue, New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Tonga.

How many people speak the language?  The total number of speakers is around 8000, with 1600 speakers in Niue and the rest in other countries.

Which language family does it belong to? What are some of its relative languages? Niuean belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup of Austronesian languages. It is most closely related to Tongan.

What writing system does the language use? Niuean is written in the Latin script. 

More Info: (Wikipedia) (Wikivoyage) Niuean phrasebook (Youtube) Street Talk - Niue Language Week, Niuean Language Week 2020 

[pplndplcs]

Niuean haircutting ceremony, Auckland. 

Tagamaka Talagi and Alfie Talagi before their hair cutting ceremony. 1997. 

by Glenn Jowitt 

[urbannesian]

Check out the new UrbanNesian Niuean Hiapo design available in bags, home decor, pillows & bedding, stationary items and more at Shopurbannesian.com

Urban Nesian's Store | Society6

Shop Urban Nesian's Society6 store featuring unique designs on various products across art prints, tech accessories, apparels, and home deco

#UrbanNesian #hiapo #niue #niueisland #niuean #niuehiapo #tapa #alofi #fakaalofaatu #polynesian #polynesia #poly #niueart #niueisland #niuepattern #niuedesign #niuemotif #niueanpattern #pattern #hiapopattern #hiapodesign #hiapoart

[urbannesian]

Happy early International Women's Day! Women of Pasifika 3.0

#UrbanNesian #iwd2019 #iwd #internationalwomensday #pasifika #polynesian #micronesian #melenesian #southpacificislanders #islanders #womenofpasifika #pacificislander #niuean #maori #tahitian #fijian #palauan #samoan #cookislander #tongan #solomon

[urbannesian]

Fakaalofa Atu #UrbanNesian