Less than 4000 people speak Tokelauan, and the majority of them live in New Zealand - rather than in Tokelau itself. The ongoing destruction of the South Pacific atolls due to climate change makes for a unusual cultural situation - the survival of the Tokelauan language is dependent on a different part of the world. Tokelauan language researcher John Middleton joins the show to discuss.
Photo: VNP / Daniela Maoate-Cox
