Tuvaluan language
E143621
The Tuvaluan language is a Polynesian language spoken primarily in the island nation of Tuvalu, closely related to other languages of the region and central to Tuvaluan cultural identity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tuvaluan language canonical | 13 |
| Funafuti dialect | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ Polynesian language ⓘ |
| centralTo | Tuvaluan cultural identity ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Futunan language
ⓘ
Samoan language ⓘ Tokelauan ⓘ
surface form:
Tokelauan language
Tongan language ⓘ Wallisian language ⓘ |
| coOfficialWith | English language ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Nanumea dialect
ⓘ
Nukufetau dialect ⓘ Vaitupu dialect ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | tuva1241 ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
English language
ⓘ
Gilbertese language ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | moderately agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasNativeName | te gana Tuvalu ⓘ |
| hasNumberCategory |
dual
ⓘ
plural ⓘ singular ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
five-vowel system
ⓘ
geminate consonants ⓘ |
| hasPronounSystem | inclusive-exclusive distinction ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
| ISO639-1Code | tv ⓘ |
| ISO639-2Code | tvl ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | tvl ⓘ |
| isOfficialLanguageOf | Tuvalu ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Tuvalu ⓘ |
| region |
Central Pacific
ⓘ
Polynesia ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Fiji ⓘ Kiribati ⓘ Nauru ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Tuvalu ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| subgroupOf | Ellicean languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Tuvaluan dance chants
ⓘ
Tuvaluan oral literature ⓘ Tuvaluan traditional songs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Tuvaluan Christian religious practice
ⓘ
Tuvaluan primary education ⓘ |
| writingStandardized | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Funafuti dialect