| Classification | Gender identity | ||||
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| Associated terms | Fakaleiti, Two-spirit, Trans woman, Akava'ine, Māhū, Pinapinaaine | ||||
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| Culture | Niuean | ||||
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Look up fakafifine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Fakafifine are people from Niue, who were born assigned male at birth but who have a feminine gender expression. In Niue this is understood as a third gender, culturally specific to the country.[1][2]
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- ^ "Transgender New Zealanders". Ministry of Health NZ. Retrieved 2021-06-21.