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Tahitian (autonym ''Reo Tahiti'' or ''Reo Mā'ohi'')〔''Reo Mā'ohi'' translates as “native language”, and may in principle designate any of the seven indigenous languages spoken in French Polynesia. The Tahitian language specifically is called ''Reo Tahiti'' (See Charpentier & François 2015: 106).〕 is a Polynesian language, spoken mainly in the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It belongs to the Eastern Polynesian group. Tahitian was first transcribed from the oral spoken language into writing by missionaries of the London Missionary Society in the early 19th century. ==Context== Tahitian is the most prominent of the indigenous Polynesian languages spoken in French Polynesia (''reo mā’ohi'').〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Les Langues Polynésiennes )〕〔 The latter also include:〔See Charpentier & François (2015).〕 *Marquesan, spoken by about 8,000 people in the Marquesas Islands, with two sub-divisions, North Marquesan (''ʻeo ʻenata'') and South Marquesan (''ʻeo ʻenata'') *Pa'umotu (''reo pa'umotu''), spoken by about 4,000 people in the Tuamotu Islands *Austral, spoken by about 3,000 people in the Austral Islands *Rapa, spoken by about 400 people on Rapa Iti *Raʻivavae, spoken by about 900 people in the Austral Islands *Mangareva, spoken by about 600 people in the Gambier Islands 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tahitian language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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