Alternate Names: Tokelau
Dialects: Dialect differences among the 3 atolls. Intelligible with Tuvaluan ,. Reportedly similar to Samoan ,.
Status Notes: De facto language of national identity, only absent from the highest government domains.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,410 in Tokelau (1987). Population total all countries: 3,540.
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: They read the Samoan Bible and some speak some Samoan [smo]. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. Bible portions: 2000.
Writing System: Latin
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.