Te_Parau_Tinito

Te Parau Tinito

Te Parau Tinito

Tahitian pidgin of Chinese in Tahiti


Te Parau Tinito[1] (Tahitian for 'Chinese speech') is a moribund pidgin language spoken by ethnic Chinese in Tahiti, primarily in the capital Papeete. It is losing ground to Tahitian and French, and speakers are elderly.[2]

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References

  1. ELP article scheduled but not created as of 2021-02-10
  2. Christopher Moseley (2008) Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages



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