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| | |Country=French Polynesia |
| | |Name=French Polynesia |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| | '''French''' is the only official language of French Polynesia. An organic law of 12 April 1996 states that "French is the official language, Tahitian and other Polynesian languages can be used." |
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| | At the 2017 census, among the population whose age was 15 and older: |
| | *73.9% French |
| | *20.2% Tahitian |
| | *2.6% Marquesan |
| | *1.2% Austral languages |
| | *1.0% Tuamotuan |
| | *0.6% Chinese dialect (41% of which was Hakka) |
| | *0.4% Other language (more than half of which was English) |
| | *0.2% reported Mangareva language |
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| | Also on the 2017 census: |
| | *95.2% of people whose age was 15 or older reported that they could speak, read and write French |
| | *1.3% reported that they had no knowledge of French |
| | *86.5% of people whose age was 15 or older reported that they had some form of knowledge of at least one Polynesian language |
| | *13.5% reported that they had no knowledge of any of the Polynesian languages <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "French Polynesia Languages," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia#Languages, accessed 15 June 2021.</ref> |
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| ==Word List(s)== | | ==Word List(s)== |
| | '''French''' |
| | *[[French Genealogical Word List|French Genealogical Word List]] |
| | *[https://1000mostcommonwords.com/1000-most-common-french-words/ Most Common French Words at 1000MostCommonWords] |
| | *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French phrases at Omniglot] |
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| | '''Tahitian''' |
| | *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/tahitian.php Useful Tahitian Phrases at Omniglot] |
| | *[https://wikitravel.org/en/Tahitian_phrasebook Tahitian Phrasebook at Wikitravel] |
| | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahitian_language#Vocabulary Common Tahitian Words and Phrases at Wikipedia] |
| | {| class="wikitable" |
| | !'''Tahitian''' |
| | !'''English''' |
| | |- |
| | | ''’Ia ora na'' |
| | | hello, greetings |
| | |- |
| | | ''haere mai'', ''maeva'', ''mānava'' |
| | | welcome |
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| | | ''pārahi'' |
| | | goodbye |
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| | | ''nana'' |
| | | bye |
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| | | ''’ē'' |
| | | yes |
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| | | ''’aita'' |
| | | no |
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| | | ''māuruuru roa'' |
| | | thank you very much |
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| | | ''māuruuru'' |
| | | thanks |
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| | | ''e aha te huru?'' |
| | | how are you? |
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| | | ''maita'i'' |
| | | well, good |
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| | | ''maita’i roa'' |
| | | very good |
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| | | ''tāne'' |
| | | man |
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| | | ''vahine'' |
| | | woman |
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| | | ''fenua'' |
| | | land |
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| | | ''ra'i'' |
| | | sky |
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| | | ''vai'' |
| | | water |
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| | | ''auahi'' |
| | | fire |
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| | | ''’amu'' |
| | | eat |
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| | | ''inu'' |
| | | drink |
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| | | ''pō'' |
| | | night |
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| | | ''mahana'' |
| | | day/sun |
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| | | ''moana'' |
| | | ocean, sea |
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| | | ''e ua'' |
| | | it's raining |
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| | | ''ua to’eto’e'' |
| | | it's cold |
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| | | ''nehenehe'' |
| | | beautiful |
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| | | ''’ori'' |
| | | dance |
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| | | ''po’ia'' |
| | | hungry |
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| | | ''hoa'' |
| | | friend |
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| | | ''atau'' |
| | | right |
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| | | ''aui'' |
| | | left |
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| | | ''ni’a'' |
| | | up |
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| | | ''raro'' |
| | | down |
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| | | ''roto'' |
| | | in |
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| | | ''rāpae'' |
| | | out |
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| | | ''muri'' |
| | | back |
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| | | ''ua here au ia ’oe'' |
| | | I love you |
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| | | ''tumu rā’au'' |
| | | tree |
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| | | ''a’a'' |
| | | root |
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| | | ''tumu'' |
| | | trunk |
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| | | ''’āma'a'' |
| | | branch |
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| | | ''rau’ere'' |
| | | leaf |
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| | | ''pa’a'' |
| | | rind |
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| | | ''mā’a hotu'' |
| | | fruit |
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| | | ''’ōrapa'' |
| | | square |
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| | | ''menemene'' |
| | | circle |
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| | | ''’ōrapa maha roa'' |
| | | rectangle |
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| | | ''porotoru'' |
| | | triangle |
| | |} |
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== |
| | '''French''' |
| | *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot] |
| | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_orthography French Alphabet and Pronunciation at Wikipedia] |
| | The French alphabet is based on the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, uppercase and lowercase, with five diacritics and two orthographic ligatures. |
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| | :{| class="wikitable" |
| | !Letter |
| | !Name |
| | !Phonetic Alphabet |
| | !Diacritics and ligatures |
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| | | A || a || /a/ ||Àà, Ââ, Ææ |
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| | | B || bé || /be/ || |
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| | | C || cé || /se/ ||Çç |
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| | | D || dé || /de/ || |
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| | | E || e || /ə/ ||Éé, Èè, Êê, Ëë |
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| | | F || effe || /ɛf/ || |
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| | | G || gé || /ʒe/ || |
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| | | H || ache || /aʃ/ || |
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| | | I || i || /i/ ||Îî, Ïï |
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| | | J || ji || /ʒi/ || |
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| | | K || ka || /ka/ || |
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| | | L || elle || /ɛl/ || |
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| | | M || emme || /ɛm/ || |
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| | | N || enne || /ɛn/ || |
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| | | O || o || /o/ ||Ôô, Œœ |
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| | | P || pé || /pe/ || |
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| | | Q || qu || /ky/ || |
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| | | R || erre || /ɛʁ/ || |
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| | | S || esse || |/ɛs/ || |
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| | | T || té || /te/ || |
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| | | U || u || /y/ ||Ùù, Ûû, Üü |
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| | | V || vé || /ve/ || |
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| | | W || double vé || /dubləve/ || |
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| | | X || ixe || /iks/ || |
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| | | Y || i grec || /iɡʁɛk/ ||Ÿÿ |
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| | | Z || zède || /zɛd/ || |
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| | The letters w and k are rarely used except in loanwords and regional words. The phoneme /w/ sound is usually written ou; the /k/ sound is usually written c anywhere but before e, i, y, qu before e, i, y, and sometimes que at the ends of words. However, k is common in the metric prefix kilo- (originally from Greek χίλια ''khilia'' "a thousand"): ''kilogramme, kilomètre, kilowatt, kilohertz,'' etc. |
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| | '''Tahitian''' |
| | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahitian_language#Phonology Tahitian Alphabet and Pronunciation at Wikipedia] |
| | *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/tahitian.htm Tahitian Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot] |
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== |
| | '''French''' |
| | *[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]] |
| | *[[French Letter Writing Guide|French Letter Writing Guide]] |
| | *[[France Languages|France Languages]] |
| | *[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/french-english/ French to English Dictionary at Cambridge] |
| | *[https://glosbe.com/fr/en French to English Dictionary at Glosbe] |
| | *[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/french_dictionary.htm French Dictionary at Lexilogos] |
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| | '''Tahitian''' |
| | *[https://glosbe.com/en/ty English to Tahitian Dictionary at Glosbe] |
| | *[https://www.boraboraislandguide.com/tahitian-language.html Talk the Tahitian Language at BoraboraisLandGuide] |
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| ==Additional Resources== | | ==Additional Resources== |
| | | *[https://wikitravel.org/en/French_Polynesia French Polynesia at Wikitravel] |
| | *[https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/french_polynesia.htm French Polynesia at NationsOnline] |
| | *[https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Asia-and-the-Pacific/French-Polynesia.html French Polynesia at NationsEncyclopedia] |
| | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papeete Papeete at Wikipedia] |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:French Polynesia]] | | [[Category:French Polynesia]] |