Austral language

Austral
Austral
Native to	French Polynesia
Region	Austral Islands
Ethnicity	6,700 (2017)
Native speakers	5,000 (2007 census); L2 speakers: 2,000 (no date)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Polynesian Eastern Polynesian Tahitic Austral; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aut
Glottolog	aust1304
ELP	Austral

Austral (Reo Tuha'a pae) is an endangered Polynesian language or a dialect continuum that was spoken by approximately 8,000 people in 1987 on the Austral Islands and the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The language is also referred to as Tubuai-Rurutu, Tubuai, Rurutu-Tupuai, or Tupuai. It is closely related to other Tahitic languages, most notably Tahitian and Māori.

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