Wallisian language
(重定向自Wallisian)
- This article deals with the language of Wallis Island, "Wallisian," also known as "Fakauvea" or "East Uvean." For the similarly named language of Ouvéa, New Caledonia, see West Uvean language (Fagauvea).
Wallisian or ʻUvean (Wallisian:Fakaʻuvea) is the Polynesian language spoken on Wallis (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. Wallisian tradition holds that the latter island was colonised from Wallis Island in ancient times.