Tuvaluan languageTuvaluan is a Nuclear Polynesian language of the Ellicean group spoken in Tuvalu. It has common words with other Polynesian languages; for instance te Atua means "God" in both Tuvaluan and Maori. There are about 11000 Tuvaluan speakers worldwide.
External linkEthnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ELL)
Categories: Language stubs | Languages of Tuvalu | Polynesian languages |
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