Niuafoʻou language

The phonology of Niuafoʻou is similar to that of Tongan, with twelve consonants and five vowel phonemes. Vowels are more centralized when unstressed. and are de-voiced under some conditions. ==Status==

In a 1980 article in The Journal of the Polynesian Society, T. S. Dye states that speakers of Niuafoou are bilingual and able to speak Tongan easily. Dye remarked that the increasing influence of the Tongan language, specifically with children learning it at schools, would mean that the language of Niuafoou would eventually become Tongan. In September 2022 language campaigners called for it to be taught in primary schools on Niuafo’ou. Per Ethnologue, the Niuafoou language is not known to be taught in schools. ==References==