Informations incomplètes “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
Vulnérable
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
Informations incomplètes “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge
Vulnérable
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.
AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
Tahitian
COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
Widespread bilingualism in Tahitian; many speakers shifting to it
Orthographe
No literacy in the language
PLACES
French Polynesia
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Tuamotuan Islands and Tahiti
Informations incomplètes “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
Informations incomplètes “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
Vulnérable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
14,400
Informations incomplètes “World Oral Literature Project” .
Vulnérable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available