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TAH ISO 639-3

Tahitian

Reo Tahiti Autonym

A language of French Polynesia

ISO 639
tah
Autonym
Reo Tahiti
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.
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.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Tahitian
User Population
5,610 in New Caledonia (2014 census). , based on ethnicity. Ethnic population: 6,800 (2012 J. Leclerc).
Location
Mainly Nouméa.
Language Status
Unestablished
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Christian.
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Location: Leeward Islands and Windward Islands; some islands in Tuamotu and Gambier Islands including the Mihiroa group.