Uvean language

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The Uvean language is a Polynesian language spoken primarily on Wallis Island (Uvea) in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna.

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Label Occurrences
Uvean language canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Polynesian language
closelyRelatedTo Futunan language NERFINISHED
Samoan language NERFINISHED
country France
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Wallisians NERFINISHED
glottocode east2462
governingTerritory French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName East Uvean NERFINISHED
Fakaʻuvea
Wallisian NERFINISHED
hasDialects minor regional varieties on Wallis Island
hasLinguisticFeature distinction between singular, dual, and plural pronouns
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns
use of preposed articles
hasLoanwordsFrom French language
hasMorphologicalFeature verb–subject–object basic word order
hasPhonologicalFeature five-vowel system
hasStressPattern typically penultimate stress
hasSyllableStructure predominantly open syllables (CV)
influencedBy French language NERFINISHED
ISO639-3 uve
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
Oceanic languages NERFINISHED
Polynesian languages
officialStatus local language in Wallis and Futuna
primaryLocation Wallis Island NERFINISHED
region Polynesia NERFINISHED
South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
spokenBy Uvean people NERFINISHED
inhabitants of Wallis Island
spokenIn France NERFINISHED
Uvea NERFINISHED
Wallis Island NERFINISHED
Wallis and Futuna NERFINISHED
subfamilyOf Nuclear Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
Samoic-Outlier languages NERFINISHED
territory Wallis and Futuna NERFINISHED
usedAs language of daily communication on Wallis Island
usedIn Catholic Church activities in Wallis
local education in Wallis and Futuna
traditional oral literature of Wallis
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Niuafoʻou language closelyRelatedTo Uvean language