Word info

Niuean

Speech parts

1. Niuean - Noun

2. Niuean - Adjective

3. Niuean - Proper noun

Meaning

Niuean (plural Niueans)

A person from Niue or of Niuean descent.

Niuean

A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken mainly in Niue.

Niuean (not comparable)

Of, from, or pertaining to Niue, the Niuean people or their Polynesian language.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

After many years of trying to land a European missionary, a Niuean named Nukai Peniamina was taken to Samoa and trained as a Pastor at the Malua Theological College. Source: Internet

ALEX TARRANT hails from Auckland, New Zealand and is of Māori, Samoan and Niuean descent. Source: Internet

He never returned to Niue and died of cancer in September 1991, according to Scott (p. 153) “the last survivor of the Niuean three”. Source: Internet

In Niuean, "popular spelling" does not worry too much about vowel quality’ (length), so the macron is primarily used in scholarly study of the language. Source: Internet

Rex was the first Niuean to receive a knighthood, in 1984. Source: Internet

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