Niuafo'ou language

Niuafo'ou
Native to	Tonga
Native speakers	(690 cited 1981)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Polynesian Tongic? Niuafo'ou
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	`niua1240`

Niuafoʻouan is the language spoken on Tonga's northernmost island, Niuafoʻou.

Niuafoʻouan has traditionally been classified as closest to ʻUvean and Tokelauan, in an East Uvean–Niuafo'ou branch. However, recent research suggests that it is closest to its neighbor, Tongan, as one of the Tongic languages.