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Mangarevan language
| Mangarevan (Rero Magareva) | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Gambier Islands, Tahiti |
| Total speakers: | ~1,000 |
| Ranking: | not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Mangarevan |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | unofficial local use in the Gambier Islands |
| Regulated by: | - |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
| SIL | MRV |
Mangarevan is the East Central Polynesian language spoken in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia. It is a member of the Marquesic subgroup, and as such is closely related to Hawaiian and to the languages of the Marquesas Islands.
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