| Pa‘umotu | |
|---|---|
| Reʻo Paʻumotu Reko Paʻumotu | |
| Native to | French Polynesia |
| Region | Tuamotus, Tahiti |
| Ethnicity | 15,600 (2007 census?)[1] |
Native speakers | 4,000 in Tuamotu (2007 census)[2] many additional speakers in Tahiti[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pmt |
| Glottolog | tuam1242 |
| ELP | Tuamotuan |
 Pa‘umotu is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Tuamotuan, Paʻumotu or Paumotu (Tuamotuan: Reʻo Paʻumotu or Reko Paʻumotu) is a Polynesian language spoken by 4,000 people in the Tuamotu archipelago, with an additional 2,000 speakers in Tahiti.[3]: 76
The Pa‘umotu people today refer to their islands as Tuamotu while referring to themselves and their language as Pa‘umotu (or Paumotu). Pa‘umotu is one of six Polynesian languages spoken in French Polynesia, the other five languages being Tahitian, Marquesan, Mangarevan, Rapa, and Austral.[3]
The Pa‘umotu alphabet is based on the Latin script.[4]
- ^ Tuamotuan language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ a b Pa‘umotu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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