Niuean

See also: niuean

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English Niue

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Old French -ainder.

Middle English -an

English -an

English Niuean

From Niue + -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjuːeɪən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

Niuean (plural Niueans)

1. A person from Niue or of Niuean descent.

Translations

person

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: niuano (man or woman), niuanino (woman)
• Finnish: niuelainen (fi)
• French: Niouéen (fr) m, Niouéenne f
• German: Niueaner (de) m, Niueanerin (de) f
• Portuguese: niueano m, niueana f
• Romanian: niuean m, niueană f

Proper noun

Niuean

1. A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken mainly in Niue.

Translations

language

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Cherokee: ᏂᏳᏫᏯᏂ (niyuwiyani)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: niue (fi)
• French: niouéen (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Niuean: ko e vagahau Niuē
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: niuisk n

  Nynorsk: niuisk n

• Portuguese: niueano m
• Romanian: niueană f, niue
• Russian: ниуэ (ru) m (niue)
• Swedish: niuiska (sv) c

Adjective

Niuean (not comparable)

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

Translations

of, from, or pertaining to Niue

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: niuelainen (fi)
• French: niouéen (fr)
• German: niueanisch (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: niuisk

  Nynorsk: niuisk

• Portuguese: niueano
• Romanian: niuean
• Swedish: niuisk (sv)

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Niuean terms

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Niuean, niu ⁠