WIKITONGUES: Nicholas speaking Niuafo’ou

Hello everyone,

My name is Nick.

I wanted to explain to you all about my language, the language I am speaking now,

Just as the island itself is situated close to Uvea,

the language is very similar to Uvean and Tongan as well. If you speak Tongan or Uvean

you will understand this language as well.

For this reason, some say that this language is a dialect or slang of Tongan,

but that isnt true.

Though they are very similar to eachother,

there are many strong differences between the three languages

Lea Fakaniua is in danger of going extinct and disappearing

That is why I strive to protect and preserve the language,

to continue its use for the future.

So that one day it will still be able to be heard by my children, and their children after them too

because it suffers from the increased use of Tongan on the two islands where it is spoken,

Niuafo'ou and 'Eua.

Thanks and bye!