| West Uvean | |
|---|---|
| Fagauvea | |
| Native to | New Caledonia |
| Region | Ouvéa |
Native speakers | 2,200 (2009 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | uve |
| Glottolog | west2516 |
 West Uvean is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
West Uvean (also Uvean or Faga Ouvéa; Fagauvea in the vernacular) is a Polynesian outlier language spoken on the island of Ouvéa, in the Loyalty island group of New Caledonia, and in the capital of Nouméa.
West Uvean has been studied by linguists Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre and Claire Moyse-Faurie.
- ^ West Uvean at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)