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A language of
Wallis and Futuna
Location
Wallis Island.
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New Caledonia
Language Name
Wallisian
User Population
18,100 in New Caledonia (2014 census), based on ethnicity, estimated from global population figure for Futunians and Wallisians (2014 census). Ethnic population: 23,000 (2012 J. Leclerc).
Location
South province: mainly Nouméa.
Alternate Names
East Uvean, Uvean, Wallisien
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Language Use
Some young people, all adults. Also use Tayo [cks].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Originally from Uvea Island in Wallis and Futuna. Borrowed heavily from Tongan [ton]. Tongan increasingly influenced by English [eng] and Wallisian by French [fra]. Christian.
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