Polynesian language spoken in Tonga
Niuatoputapu | |
---|---|
Native to | Tonga |
Extinct | 19th century |
Austronesian
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nkp |
nkp | |
Glottolog | niua1241 |
Niuatoputapu was the indigenous language of Niuatoputapu, Tonga. It was more closely related to Samoan than to Tongan. Sometime in the 18th or 19th century, it became extinct and its use was replaced by Tongan. Practically all knowledge of the Niuatoputapu language comes from a word list compiled by Jacob Le Maire in 1616.[1]
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/1Views:6 381
-
A true tropical paradise: Unique Facts about Wallis and Futuna
Transcription
Sample phrases
English | Niuatoputapu |
---|---|
fish | ika |
corals | kasoa |
the | li |
one | tasi |
two | lua |
three | tolu |
five | lima |
yam | ufi |
References
- ^ "Niuatoputapu - Languages facts sheet by Niklas Jonsson", Niklas Jonsson, 16 December 1998
| |||||||||||||||||||||
|
This article about Central Pacific languages is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 9 January 2022, at 01:23