Niuatoputapu dialect

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The Niuatoputapu dialect is a regional variety of the Tongan language traditionally spoken on the island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga.

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Niuatoputapu dialect canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of the Tongan language
administrativeRegion Niuas island group of Tonga NERFINISHED
belongsToDialectContinuum Tongan dialect continuum NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Niuafoʻou dialect
other Tongan dialects
country Tonga NERFINISHED
endangeredStatus vulnerable
geographicDistribution island of Niuatoputapu
hasAlternativeName Niuatoputapu Tongan dialect NERFINISHED
hasLexicalFeature contains vocabulary distinct from standard Tongan
hasPhonologicalFeature shares core phonology with standard Tongan
hasSociolinguisticStatus local vernacular
non-standard variety of Tongan
hasSyntacticFeature largely follows Tongan syntax with local variations
influencedBy standard Tongan
ISO639_1 to (shares code with Tongan language)
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageGroup Oceanic languages NERFINISHED
languageSubgroup Polynesian languages
partOfLanguage Tongan language NERFINISHED
region northern Tonga
spokenIn Niuas island group NERFINISHED
Niuatoputapu NERFINISHED
traditionalStatus traditionally spoken on Niuatoputapu
usedAlongside standard Tongan in education and administration
usedBy inhabitants of Niuatoputapu
usedIn local oral communication
traditional stories and oral history
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Tongan language hasDialects Niuatoputapu dialect