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