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A language of French Polynesia

ISO 639-3
aut
Alternate Names
Tubuai-Rurutu
Population

3,000 (2007 census). About 2,000 L2 users. Ethnic population: 8,000.

Location

Austral (Tubuai) Islands.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central, Tahitic
Dialects

Raivavae, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai. Mutually intelligible with Tahitian [tah]. Currently Raivavae, Rurutu, Tubuai and Rimatara dialects considered as dialects of Tahitian.

Language Use

Younger generation shifting to Tahitian [tah]. Also use Tahitian [tah]. Possibly less bilingual on Raivavae (Wurm 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Austral
Other Comments

Christian.