Rapa
A language of French Polynesia
| Population | 520 (1998 K. Rutter). |
| Region | Austral Islands, Rapa (Rapa Iti) Island, Ha’urei and ’Area. |
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French Polynesia |
| Alternate names | Rapan |
| Dialects | May be a dialect of Austral [aut]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central |
| Language use | School teachers desire to preserve Rapa. Mainly adults. Also use Tahitian [tah] or French. French proficiency is limited. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: taro, coconut, orange, banana, coffee; fishermen; animal husbandry: goats, cattle. Christian. |
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