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Tuvaluan
Te Ggana Tuuvalu (southern dialects)
Te Gagana Tuuvalu (northern dialects)
Native to Tuvalu, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand
Native speakers 10,670 in Tuvalu. 13,051 total.  (date missing)
Language family
Austronesian
Official status
Official language in Tuvalu

Tuvaluan is an Austronesian language spoken in Tuvalu. It is closely related to Tokelauan language. Tuvaluan has over 11 000 speakers. The language is divided into two main dialects.

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