Rotuman Language week.

  Noa’ia! That’s hello in the Rotuman language. My information report today will share with you some important facts about Rotuma.

Location: Rotuma ia located in the southern hemisphere.To the north of Rotuma is Tuvalu, the east is Samoa, south is Fiji.  West of Rotuma is Vanuatu.

Population: There are less than 2,000 people who live on Rotuma. More Rotumans living in Fiji. Maybe this is due to more opportunities for work and education.

Language: The languages that are spoken on Rotuma are english and rotuman. The Rotuman language is classified as endangered. There are only 15,000 speakers of the Rotuman language in the world.

The people who speak Rotuman can teach their kids the Rotuman language so their language doesn’t end up an unspoken language. So if they teach their kids they can teach their children. The Rotuman that know their language have to teach and teach so their language can stay alive and known.

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