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Samuel
I come from a nation with a population of 1500. Niue 🇳đŸ‡ș a small island located in the Pacific Islands. Our waters are clear, our air is clean and our land is fertile. However, our language is sort of dying. On the island, majority of occupants are able to speak both Niuean (native language) and English. However, offshore (in New Zealand,) only a handful of our people are able to speak the language (less than 10%). I grew up in New Zealand but like many other Niueans, I was only taught English. At the start of this year, I started learning Niuean. I am now five months deep into learning the language and I have created 1000 digital flashcards to help with my studies. As I grow in compentency, I am hoping to create an app and various flashcard decks to help others learn the language.
May 25, 2022 10:12 AM
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Leena M
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Keep up with the good work!
May 25, 2022
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PhilAccent Trainer
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That sounds promising! So, apparently Niuean is closely related to Tongan, which has a relatively large number of speakers for a Polynesian language. How much mutual intelligibility is there?
June 10, 2022
Samuel
Hey Phil, a lot of the PI languages are similar (Tongan, Samoan, Māori). Tongan is particularly close, so someone who has is native is Niuean would probably have a good foundation for Tongan language, or any of the other PI languages. I friend of mine reckons he understand bits of Tongan conversation since the words can be quite similar.
June 11, 2022 · Reply
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#1⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Shinnie 시니
Professional Teacher
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Keep up with the good work! 파읎팅!
June 10, 2022
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Amelia Butler
Professional Teacher
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Fakalofa atu and Kia Ora Samuel, That is awesome! The language is so similar to Māori. Are you teaching Niuean on italki? I just joined italki as a Te Reo Māori teacher. Would love to connect! Ngā mihi.
June 16, 2022
Samuel
Kia ora đŸ€™đŸœ Sadly, I am still very much still a beginner. I do have a friend on island who is fluent in Te Reo Māori and he is learning Vagahau Niue. Similarities are incredibly apparent.
June 16, 2022 · Reply
Amelia ButlerSamuel
Being a beginner is a great place to be at e hoa! I live in the USA and started teaching te reo Māori is 2018. If you find or start a community it will help you a lot on your journey! If you do start something up I'll be keen to join! :)
June 16, 2022 · Reply
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Kateryna Noskovska
Professional Teacher
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Fascinating ❀
June 9, 2022
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Language Skills
English, Japanese, Punjabi
Learning Language
English, Japanese, Punjabi
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