Alternate Names: East Uvean, Uvean, Wallisien
Dialects: Some dialect divergence between Wallis Islands and New Caledonia. Not functionally intelligible with Tongan ,.
Status Notes: De facto language of provincial identity in Wallis (Uvea) Island.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 9,620 in Wallis and Futuna (2000). Population total all countries: 10,400.
Language Use: All ages.
Language Development: Bible portions: 1971.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Wallis and Futuna