Tahitian

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A language of French Polynesia

ISO 639-3
tah
Autonym
Reo Tahiti
User Population

63,000 in French Polynesia (2007 census). Total users in all countries: 68,610.

Location

Leeward Islands and Windward Islands; some islands in Tuamotu and Gambier Islands including the Mihiroa group.

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Language Status

1 (National). Statutory national language (2004, Organic Law, No. 2004-192, Article 57).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central, Tahitic
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 85% with Rarotongan [rar], 76% with Hawaiian [haw].

Language Development

Taught in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Periodicals. Radio. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1838–1913.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tahitian
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.

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