Fagauvea

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A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639-3
uve
Alternate Names
Faga Uvea, Faga-Uvea, Iaian, Ouvean, West Uvean
User Population

2,220 (2009 census), increasing. 51% live in greater Nouméa.

Location

Loyalty Islands province: Lifou and Tiga, Ouvea Atoll, north and south.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Futunic
Dialects

None known. Related to Wallisian [wls], but 3 centuries of contact with Iaai [iai] have resulted in significant phonological and lexical differences.

Typology

Primarily VSO.

Language Use

Used as L2 by Iaai [iai].

Language Development

Dictionary. Bible portions: 1903.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Fagauvea
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from East Uvean [wls] on Uvea Island in Wallis and Futuna. Christian.