Tokelau language
Tokelau (ISO 639-3 code tkl) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in New Zealand and Tokelau. It has about 8,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | tkl |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | toke1240 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | New Zealand, Tokelau |
| Speakers (estimate) | 8,000 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Tokelau words
- afe
- agavale
- aka
- ala
- alo
- alofa
- ana
- ao
- aoao
- apogālevelevea
- ata
- atu
- au
- aua
- fai
- fakailoga
- fakavae
- fano
- fenua
- fiafia
- fānau
- fīlēmū
- galo
- halu
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Maori127,000 speakers
- Tuvalu9,000 speakers
- Niuean7,990 speakers
- Pukapuka2,030 speakers
- Rakahanga-Manihiki320 speakers
- Rarotongan
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Filipino82,000,000 speakers
- Tagalog82,000,000 speakers
- Javanese68,000,000 speakers
- Cebuano22,000,000 speakers
- Malay19,000,000 speakers
More about Tokelau
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.