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Niuean language - Dialects | | Niuean language - Dialects: Encyclopedia II - Niuean language - Dialects | | Niuean consists of two main dialects, the older motu dialect from the north of the island and the tafiti dialect of the south. The words mean, respectively, the people of the island and the strangers (or people from a distance).
The differences between the dialects are mainly in vocabulary or in the form of some words.
Examples of differences in vocabulary are volu (Tafiti) vs matā (Motu) for scrape, scraper and lala (Tafiti) vs kautoga (Motu) for guava ( ...
See also:Niuean language, Niuean language - Speakers, Niuean language - Dialects, Niuean language - Phonology, Niuean language - Vowel length, Niuean language - Diphthongs, Niuean language - Rearticulation, Niuean language - Syllable structure, Niuean language - Stress, Niuean language - Glottal stop, Niuean language - Orthography, Niuean language - Alphabet, Niuean language - History, Niuean language - Grammar, Niuean language - Typology, Niuean language - Pronouns, Niuean language - Numbers, Niuean language - Morphology | | | Niuean language, Niuean language - Alphabet, Niuean language - Dialects, Niuean language - Diphthongs, Niuean language - Glottal stop, Niuean language - Grammar, Niuean language - History, Niuean language - Morphology, Niuean language - Numbers, Niuean language - Orthography, Niuean language - Phonology, Niuean language - Pronouns, Niuean language - Rearticulation, Niuean language - Speakers, Niuean language - Stress, Niuean language - Syllable structure, Niuean language - Typology, Niuean language - Vowel length | | |
| | | Niuean language: Encyclopedia II - Niuean language - Dialects
Niuean language - Dialects
Niuean consists of two main dialects, the older motu dialect from the north of the island and the tafiti dialect of the south. The words mean, respectively, the people of the island and the strangers (or people from a distance).
The differences between the dialects are mainly in vocabulary or in the form of some words.
Examples of differences in vocabulary are volu (Tafiti) vs matā (Motu) for scrape, scraper and lala (Tafiti) vs kautoga (Motu) for guava (plant); examples of differences in form include hafule (T) / afule (M), aloka/haloka, nai/nei, ikiiki/likiliki, and malona/maona.
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