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Tuamotuan language

Tuamotuan
Reo Pa‘umotu
Reko Pa‘umotu
Native to French Polynesia
Region the Tuamotus, Tahiti
Ethnicity 15,600 (2007 census?)
Native speakers
4,000 in Tuamotu (2007 census)
many additional speakers in Tahiti
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog tuam1242

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.

Paumotu has seven dialects or linguistic areas: covering Parata, Vahitu, Maraga, Fagatau, Tapuhoe, Napuka and Mihiro.



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