Download or read book A Handbook of the Tokelau Language written by Even Hovdhaugen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1989 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first extensive description of Tokelauan, a Polynesian language spoken by about 1,600 people on the three Tokelau Islands and 3,000 Tokelauans living in New Zealand. Written for teachers and advanced students of the language, the book includes general information about language and a grammar.