Niue

NIU

national

Alternate Names: Niuean, “Niuefekai” (pej.)

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Tongan ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
Central Pacific
East Fijian-Polynesian
Polynesian
Tongic

Demographics: 2,030 in Niue (1998). Population total all countries: 7,767.

Language Development: Bible: 1904.

Writing System: Latin

Other Comments: Christian.