Oceania, Aotearoa and Australia
Tuvaluans
Lands
the nine islands of Tuvalu in the central Pacific, including Funafuti
Countries Tuvalu
Facts 3
Language
Tuvaluan has eight dialects from eight of the islands, and the name Tuvalu joins tu, to stand, with valu, eight.
Source: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Tuvalu language activity book (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
Each island in Tuvalu has a falekaupule, a traditional assembly of elders also called te sina o fenua, the grey-hairs of the land.
Source: Commonwealth Local Government Forum, The Local Government System in Tuvalu (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Te ano, the national sport of Tuvalu, is a bit like volleyball but is played with two balls at the same time.
Source: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Tuvalu language activity book (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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