French Polynesia Languages

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."

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

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

Word List(s)
French
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * Most Common French Words
 * Useful French phrases

Tahitian
 * Useful Tahitian Phrases
 * Tahitian Word List
 * Tahitian Phrasebook
 * Common Tahitian Words and Phrases

Alphabet and Pronunciation
French The French alphabet is based on the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, uppercase and lowercase, with five diacritics and two orthographic ligatures.
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation


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!Letter !Name !Phonetic Alphabet !Diacritics and ligatures 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.
 * A || a || /a/ ||Àà, Ââ, Ææ
 * B || bé || /be/ ||
 * C || cé || /se/ ||Çç
 * D || dé || /de/ ||
 * E || e || /ə/ ||Éé, Èè, Êê, Ëë
 * F || effe || /ɛf/ ||
 * G || gé || /ʒe/ ||
 * H || ache || /aʃ/ ||
 * I || i || /i/ ||Îî, Ïï
 * J || ji || /ʒi/ ||
 * K || ka || /ka/ ||
 * L || elle || /ɛl/ ||
 * M || emme || /ɛm/ ||
 * N || enne || /ɛn/ ||
 * O || o || /o/ ||Ôô, Œœ
 * P || pé || /pe/ ||
 * Q || qu || /ky/ ||
 * R || erre || /ɛʁ/ ||
 * S || esse || |/ɛs/ ||
 * T || té || /te/ ||
 * U || u || /y/ ||Ùù, Ûû, Üü
 * V || vé || /ve/ ||
 * W || double vé || /dubləve/ ||
 * X || ixe || /iks/ ||
 * Y || i grec || /iɡʁɛk/ ||Ÿÿ
 * Z || zède || /zɛd/ ||
 * }
 * N || enne || /ɛn/ ||
 * O || o || /o/ ||Ôô, Œœ
 * P || pé || /pe/ ||
 * Q || qu || /ky/ ||
 * R || erre || /ɛʁ/ ||
 * S || esse || |/ɛs/ ||
 * T || té || /te/ ||
 * U || u || /y/ ||Ùù, Ûû, Üü
 * V || vé || /ve/ ||
 * W || double vé || /dubləve/ ||
 * X || ixe || /iks/ ||
 * Y || i grec || /iɡʁɛk/ ||Ÿÿ
 * Z || zède || /zɛd/ ||
 * }
 * U || u || /y/ ||Ùù, Ûû, Üü
 * V || vé || /ve/ ||
 * W || double vé || /dubləve/ ||
 * X || ixe || /iks/ ||
 * Y || i grec || /iɡʁɛk/ ||Ÿÿ
 * Z || zède || /zɛd/ ||
 * }
 * Y || i grec || /iɡʁɛk/ ||Ÿÿ
 * Z || zède || /zɛd/ ||
 * }
 * Z || zède || /zɛd/ ||
 * }

Tahitian
 * Tahitian Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Tahitian Alphabet and Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries
French
 * French Handwriting
 * French Letter Writing Guide
 * French Languages
 * French to English Dictionary
 * French to English Dictionary
 * French Dictionary

Tahitian
 * English to Tahitian Dictionary
 * Talk the Tahitian Language

Additional Resources

 * French Polynesia
 * French Polynesia
 * French Polynesia
 * Papeete