Native to French Polynesia Ethnicity 15,600 (2007 census?) | Region the Tuamotus, Tahiti ISO 639-3 pmt | |
Native speakers 4,000 in Tuamotu (2007 census)
many additional speakers in Tahiti Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Polynesian
Eastern Polynesian
Tahitic
Tuamotuan | ||
Tuamotuan, Pa‘umotu or Paumotu (Paumotu: Re‘o Pa‘umotu or Reko Pa‘umotu) is a Polynesian language spoken by 4,000 people in the Tuamotu archipelago, with an additional 2,000 speakers in Tahiti.
Dialects
Paumotu has seven dialects or linguistic areas: covering Parata, Vahitu, Maraga, Fagatau, Tapuhoe, Napuka and Mihiro.
References
Tuamotuan language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA