1:Niue has a humble population of around 1,800 or 2,100 residents, while a whopping 30,870 Niueans live in New Zealand! Niueans have New Zealand citizenship making living and travelling overseas a breeze. You can dive more into this fun fact in Who are the People of Niue? Ethnicity, Population & More. This statistic also means that there are more people speaking Niue’s native language, Vagahau Niue or Niuean, overseas than in Niue, which leads to our second point.
2:It’s estimated that only 7,000 people speak Niuean, therefore the Niuean language is classified as a “definitely endangered language. You can find Niuean speakers in Niue, New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Tonga. Learn more about the Niuean language in our guide.
3:despite Niue’s small size – just 260 km² (100 mi²), there are different dialects between people living in the north of the island compared to those living in the south! The northern dialect is called the “Motu” dialect, while the dialect spoken in the south is known as “Tafiti”. For instance, those from the north call guava “kautoga” while people from the south call it “lala”.