Niuatoputapu language

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]

Niuatoputapu
Native toTonga
Extinct19th century
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3nkp
nkp
Glottologniua1241

Sample phrases

EnglishNiuatoputapu
fishika
coralskasoa
theli
onetasi
twolua
threetolu
fivelima
yamufi

References


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