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