Wallis and Futuna Languages

Description
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast.

Languages spoken on Wallis and Futuna, according to the 2018 census:
 * 59.1% Wallisian
 * 27.9% Futunan
 * 12.7% French
 * On Wallis Island:
 * 82.2% Wallisian
 * 15.6% French
 * 1.9% Futunan
 * On Futuna:
 * 94.5% Futunan
 * 5.3% French
 * 0.2% Wallisian

Wallisian, or ʻUvean, is the Polynesian language spoken on Wallis Island (also known as ʻUvea). The language is also known as East Uvean to distinguish it from the related West Uvean language spoken on the outlier island of Ouvéa near New Caledonia. The closest language to Wallisian is Niuafo'ou. It is also closely related to Tongan, though part of the Samoic branch, and has borrowed extensively from Tongan due to the Tongan invasion of the island in the 15th and 16th centuries. Uvea was settled about 3,000 years ago.

Futunan or Futunian is the Polynesian language spoken on Futuna (and Alofi). The term East-Futunan is also used to distinguish it from the related West Futunan (Futuna-Aniwan) spoken on the outlier islands of Futuna and Aniwa in Vanuatu. The language is closely related to other Western Polynesian languages, Fagauvea, Wallisian, Tongan, Samoan, Tokelau, and Niuafo’ou. This language is a member of the diminishing set of native Pacific languages, it is classified as endangered.

Word List(s)
Futunan

French

Wallisian

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Futunan
 * Futunan Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Futunan Alphabet and Pronunciation

French

Wallisian
 * Wallisian Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Wallisian Alphabet and Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Futunan
 * Futunan to English Dictionary
 * The Sound of the Futunan language

French

Wallisian
 * Wallisian to English Dictionary

Additional Resources

 * Wallis and Futuna