Mangarevan language
| Mangareva | |
|---|---|
| Native to | French Polynesia |
| Region | Gambier Islands, Mangareva Island |
| Ethnicity | 1,340 (2011 census?) |
|
Native speakers
|
600 (2011 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | mang1401 |
Mangareva (or Mangarevan) is a Polynesian language spoken in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia by about 600 people on the islands of Gambier and Mangareva. Speakers also have some bilingualism in Tahitian, in which there is a 60% lexical similarity, and usually with French, as well. It is a member of the Marquesic subgroup, and as such is closely related to Hawaiian and Marquesan.
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