Harshen Niuafo'ou

Niuafo'ou, ko Niuafo'ouan, shine yaren da ake magana a tsibirin arewacin Tonga, Niuafoʻou .

Niuafoʻouan a al'adance an rarraba shi a matsayin mafi kusa da 'Uvean da Tokelauan, a cikin reshen Gabashin Uvean-Niuafoʻou. Koyaya, binciken da aka yi kwanan nan [1] ya nuna cewa ya fi kusa da maƙwabcinsa, Tongan, a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin yarukan Tongic.

A watan Satumbar 2022 masu fafutukar harshe sun yi kira da a koyar da shi a makarantun firamare a Niuafo'ou . 

 Fasahar sauti 
Harshen Niuafo'ou yayi kama da na Tongan, tare da ƙamus goma sha biyu da ƙamus biyar.
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Sautin suna da tsakiya lokacin da ba a matsa musu ba.  da  ana cire su a wasu yanayi.

Wani lokaci ana gane phoneme  a matsayin flap na apico-alveolar (/ɾ/).  ana gane shi ne kawai a matsayin /h/ a farkon kalmomi. A tsakiyar kalmomi, ko dai /ɦ/ ko /x/ ne.

 Tsarin sautin 
Niuafoʻou yana da tsari mai sauƙi, (C) V. Koyaya, a bayyane yake yana canzawa zuwa ba da izinin ƙididdigar ƙididdiga, saboda tasirin harsunan ƙasashen waje da kuma cire murya na wasula.

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