The Tahitian Language: A Cousin of Hawaiian

In this video, we discuss the Tahitian language, some phrases, grammar features, and discuss some longer sentences of it towards the end of the video, followed by questions of the day. The Tahitian language is one of many languages spoken in French Polynesia. It is related, and even similar to Hawaiian, Maori, Rapa Nui in many, many regards and more distantly, Fijian.

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Question of the day:
If you speak a Polynesian language, can you recognize the grammar of Tahitian?
If you speak Rapa Nui, then can you identify many words that came from Tahitian. What was your favorite grammar feature of Tahitian discussed today?

Sources used:
Conversational Tahitian: An Introduction to the Tahitian Language of French Polynesia, by D.T. Tryon.

Tahitian influence on Rapa Nui, and more about the disgusting slave raids of the 19th century:
Steven R Fischer The island at the end of the world. Reaktion Books 2005 ISBN 1-86189-282-9 pages 123–131

Tahitian influence on Rapa Nui:
Tahitian and French Influences in Easter Island by Francesco di Castri

Rapa Nui immigration to Tahiti:
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01243349/document
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