West Uvean language
Polynesian language of Ouvéa, New Caledonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about "West Uvean" or "Fagauvea", a language of New Caledonia. For "East Uvean" or "Fakauvea", the language of Wallis Island (Uvea), see Wallisian language.
West Uvean (also Uvean or Faga Ouvéa; Fagauvea in the vernacular) is a Polynesian outlier language spoken on the island of Ouvéa, in the Loyalty island group of New Caledonia, and in the capital of Nouméa.
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West Uvean | |
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Fagauvea | |
Native to | New Caledonia |
Region | Ouvéa |
Native speakers | 2,200 (2009 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | uve |
Glottolog | west2516 |
West Uvean is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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West Uvean has been studied by linguists Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre and Claire Moyse-Faurie.