纽埃语

纽埃语（纽埃语：ko e vagahau Niuē）是一种波利尼西亚语言，属于南岛语系马来-波利尼西亚语族。它接近于汤加语。纽埃语与汤加语一起构成汤加语支。使用人数约8000人，其中纽埃岛上使用者有2,240人。大部分纽埃居民同时会英语与纽埃语。

方言
纽埃语有两个主要的方言，北部的motu方言与南部的tafiti方言。方言间的差异主要体现在词汇上。

參考文獻
引用
書籍
Kaulima, Aiao & Beaumont, Clive H. (1994). A First Book for Learning Niuean*. Auckland, New Zealand: Beaumont and Kaulima. ISBN 0-9583383-0-2.
Kaulima, Aiao & Beaumont, Clive H. (2000). Learning Niuean, Book 2. Tohi Ako Vagahau Niue*. Auckland, New Zealand: Beaumont and Kaulima. ISBN 0-9583383-9-6.
McEwen, J. M. (1970). Niue Dictionary*. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Maori and Island Affairs. No ISBN.
Seiter, William J. (1980). Studies in Niuean Syntax*. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-8240-4560-2.
Sperlich, Wolfgang B. (1997). Tohi vagahai Niue - Niue language dictionary: Niuean–English, with English–Niuean finderlist*. Honolulu, Hawai'i: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1933-0.
Tregear, Edward & Smith, S. Percy (1907). A Vocabulary and Grammar of the Niue Dialect of the Polynesian Language*. Wellington: Government Printer.
Anon. et al. (2003). Ko e Tohi Tapu | The Holy Bible in Niue*. Suva, Fiji: The Bible Society in the South Pacific. ISBN 0-564-00077-9.

外部連結
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100513224942/http://learnniue.com/ Learn to speak Niue - Vagahau Niue - the Niuean Language. www.learnniue.com is a teaching resource for everyone one wishes to learn the Niuean Language. www.learnniue.com incorporates graded units and online audio. www.learniue.com is a New Zealand Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs project.]
*[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=niu Ethnologue Entry for Niuean]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110520035807/http://language.psy.auckland.ac.nz/austronesian/language.php?id=00247 Niuean Basic Vocabulary List]
*[http://akoniue.wordpress.com/ Daily Learning of the Niue Language]
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Niuean Support Proposal for Wikipedia in Niuean Language]