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Nui

Nui is one of the 9 "districts" (3 of them consist of 1 isle, 6 are atolls with several isles) of the Oceanian republic of Tuvalu.

Geography

Nui consists of at least 21 islets. These are:

  • Fenua Tapu (isle)
  • Meang
  • Motupuakaka
  • Pakantou
  • Piliaieve
  • Pongalei
  • Talalolae
  • Tokinivae
  • Unimai
  • and at least 12 other islands

The biggest, most southern and most eastern island is Fenua Tapu , which is followed by Meang (most western isle), Tokinivae , Pongalei , Talalolae , Pakantou , Unimai , Piliaieve and Motupuakaka . There is at least one island inhabited, which is Fenua Tapu , where the village is with the neighbourhoods of Fenua Tapu and Tanrake .

Language

The people of Nui speaks Gilbertese, the language of Kiribati and Tuvaluan, the official language of Tuvalu, because the ancestors of Nui came from Kiribati.

Last updated: 05-16-2005 20:42:50