Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
14,400
6,700 on Tuamotu (1977 census), 2,000 in Tahiti (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977)
DATE OF INFO
1987
PLACES
French Polynesia;
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Tuamotu, Tahiti
Information from: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000-99,999
14,400 reported in 1987: 8,000-9,000 in Tuamotuan Islands, over 2,000 in Tahiti. Numbers likely to be lower today.
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Tahitian
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
Widespread bilingualism in Tahitian; many speakers shifting to it
More on Orthography
No literacy in the language
PLACES
French Polynesia
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Tuamotuan Islands and Tahiti
Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
14,400
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
Information from: “World Oral Literature Project” .
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available