Ia ora na!
say it: “yah OH-rah nah”
Tahitian
in its own words: Reo Tahiti
- Speakers
- 70 thousand (estimate)
- Family
- Austronesian
- Vitality
- Safe
- Where it is spoken
- French Polynesia
- Script
- Latin
- Official language
- French Polynesia
Fun fact
The word “tattoo” comes from Tahitian “tatau” and reached Europe through accounts of Cook's voyage (1769).