Mangareva language
Mangareva, Mangarevan (autonym te reo magareva, IPA: [te re.o ma.ŋa.re.va]; in French mangarévien) is a Polynesian language spoken by about 600 people in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia (especially the largest island Mangareva) and by Mangarevians emigrants on the islands of Tahiti and Moorea, located 1,650 kilometres (1,030 mi) to the North-West of the Gambier Islands.
| Mangareva | |
|---|---|
| te reo magareva | |
| Native to | French Polynesia |
| Region | Gambier Islands, Mangareva Island |
| Ethnicity | 1,340 (2011 census?) |
Native speakers | 600 (2011 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mrv |
| Glottolog | mang1401 |
| ELP | Mangareva |
Mangareva is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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