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Tahitian is the most prominent of the indigenous Polynesian languages spoken in French Polynesia (reo māʼohi). [2] [3] The latter also include: [4] Marquesan, spoken by about 8,000 people in the Marquesas Islands, with two sub-divisions, North-Western (ʼeo ʼenana) and South-Eastern (ʼeo ʼenata)
French Polynesia is a semi-autonomous territory of France with its own assembly, president, budget and laws. France's influence is limited to subsidies, education, and security. Tahitians are French citizens with complete civil and political rights. French is the official language, but Tahitian and French are both in use.
French is the sole official language of French Polynesia. [53] An organic law of 12 April 1996 states that "French is the official language, Tahitian and other Polynesian languages can be used."
When a particular language shows unexpectedly large divergence in vocabulary, this may be the result of a name-avoidance taboo situation – see examples in Tahitian, where this has happened often. Many Polynesian languages have been greatly affected by European colonization.
French and Tahitian are the official languages of government. The capital of the Marquesas Islands administrative subdivision is the settlement of Taiohae on the island of Nuku Hiva . The sparsely populated Marquesas Islands are located 1,371 km (852 mi) from Tahiti .
French Polynesia: 9 1 10 ... This is the list of countries sorted by the number of official languages. Only countries with three or more official languages, either ...
Tahitian language (3 P) Tahitic languages (2 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Languages of French Polynesia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Official language A language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business. Regional language A language designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state.