Reo Tahiti
Tahitian
Austronesian (Polynesian, Eastern)
Tahitian is the most spoken Polynesian language of French Polynesia and a major lingua franca across the territory. It has a small sound inventory of about 14 phonemes — 5 vowels and 9 consonants (including the glottal stop) — giving it a particularly open syllable structure.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Tahitian
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Polynesian, Eastern)
| Meaning | Tahitian | Cook Islands Māori | Tuamotuan | Rapanui | Hawaiian | Māori | Pukapukan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | pape /pape/ | vai /vai/ | vai /vai/ | vai /vai/ | wai /wai/ | wai /wai/ | wai /wai/ |
| Fire | auahi /auahi/ | aʻi /aʔi/ | ahi /ahi/ | ahi /ahi/ | ahi /ahi/ | ahi /ahi/ | awi /awi/ |
| Sun | mahana /mahana/ | rā /raː/ | rā /raː/ | raʻā /ɾaʔaː/ | lā /laː/ | rā /ɾaː/ | la /la/ |
| Moon | marama /maɾama/ | marama /marama/ | marama /marama/ | mahina /mahina/ | mahina /mahina/ | marama /maɾama/ | malama /malama/ |
| Star | fetiʻa /fetiʔa/ | etū /etuː/ | fetū /fetuː/ | hetuʻu /hetuʔu/ | hōkū /hoːkuː/ | whetū /ɸetuː/ | wetū /wetuː/ |
| Night | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ |
| Rain | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ |
| Snow | hiona /hiona/ | kiona /kiona/ | — | — | hau /hau/ | hukarere /hukaɾeɾe/ | kīona /kiːona/ |
| Wind | mataʻi /mataʔi/ | matangi /mataŋi/ | matangi /mataŋi/ | tokerau /tokeɾau/ | makani /makani/ | hau /hau/ | matangi /mataŋi/ |
| Earth | repo /ɾepo/ | one /one/ | repo /repo/ | ʻoʻone /ʔoʔone/ | lepo /lepo/ | oneone /oneone/ | kelekele /kelekele/ |
| Stone | ʻōfaʻi /ʔoːfaʔi/ | toka /toka/ | pōfatu /poːfatu/ | maʻea /maʔea/ | pōhaku /poːhaku/ | kōhatu /koːhatu/ | watu /watu/ |
| Mountain | mouʻa /mouʔa/ | maunga /mauŋa/ | māunga /maːuŋa/ | maʻunga /maʔuŋa/ | mauna /mauna/ | maunga /mauŋa/ | maunga /mauŋa/ |
| Sea | moana /moana/ | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | kai /kai/ | moana /moana/ | tai /tai/ |
| Mother | māmā /maːmaː/ | māmā /maːmaː/ | metua vahine /metua vahine/ | matuʻa vahine /matuʔa vahine/ | makuahine /makuahine/ | whaea /ɸaea/ | matua wawine /matua wawine/ |
| Father | pāpā /paːpaː/ | pāpā /paːpaː/ | metua tāne /metua taːne/ | matuʻa tāne /matuʔa taːne/ | makuakāne /makuakaːne/ | matua /matua/ | matua tāne /matua taːne/ |
| Daughter | tamāhine /tamaːhine/ | tamaine /tamaine/ | tamahine /tamahine/ | poki vahine /poki vahine/ | kaikamahine /kaikamahine/ | tamāhine /tamaːhine/ | tamāwine /tamaːwine/ |
| I | au /au/ | au /au/ | au /au/ | au /au/ | au /au/ | au /au/ | au /au/ |
| You | ʻoe /ʔoe/ | koe /koe/ | koe /koe/ | koe /koe/ | ʻoe /ʔoe/ | koe /koe/ | koe /koe/ |
| We | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ | tatou / matou /tatou / matou/ | kākou / mākou /kaːkou / maːkou/ | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ |
| Name | iʻoa /iʔoa/ | ingoa /iŋoa/ | ingoa /iŋoa/ | ingoa /iŋoa/ | inoa /inoa/ | ingoa /iŋoa/ | ingoa /iŋoa/ |
| Person | taʻata /taʔata/ | tangata /taŋata/ | tangata /taŋata/ | tangata /taŋata/ | kanaka /kanaka/ | tangata /taŋata/ | tangata /taŋata/ |
| Head | upoʻo /upoʔo/ | upoko /upoko/ | upoko /upoko/ | puʻoko /puʔoko/ | poʻo /poʔo/ | upoko /upoko/ | ulu /ulu/ |
| Eye | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | maka /maka/ | karu /kaɾu/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | tariʻa /taɾiʔa/ | taringa /taɾiŋa/ | taringa /tariŋa/ | taringa /taɾiŋa/ | pepeiao /pepeiao/ | taringa /taɾiŋa/ | talinga /taliŋa/ |
| Nose | ihu /ihu/ | putāngiʻu /putaːŋiʔu/ | ihu /ihu/ | ihu /ihu/ | ihu /ihu/ | ihu /ihu/ | iyu /iðu/ |
| Mouth | vaha /vaha/ | vaʻa /vaʔa/ | vaha /vaha/ | haha /haha/ | waha /waha/ | waha /waha/ | ngutu /ŋutu/ |
| Tooth | niho /niho/ | niʻo /niʔo/ | niho /niho/ | niho /niho/ | niho /niho/ | niho /niho/ | nio /nio/ |
| Tongue | arero /aɾeɾo/ | arero /aɾeɾo/ | arero /aɾeɾo/ | arero /aɾeɾo/ | alelo /alelo/ | arero /aɾeɾo/ | alelo /alelo/ |
| Hand | rima /ɾima/ | rima /ɾima/ | rima /rima/ | rima /ɾima/ | lima /lima/ | ringa /ɾiŋa/ | lima /lima/ |
| Foot | ʻāvae /ʔaːvae/ | vae /vae/ | vae /vae/ | vaʻe /vaʔe/ | wāwae /waːwae/ | waewae /waewae/ | vae /vae/ |
| Heart | mafatu /mafatu/ | ngākau /ŋaːkau/ | hōupo /hoːupo/ | mahatu /mahatu/ | puʻuwai /puʔuwai/ | ngākau /ŋaːkau/ | loto /loto/ |
| Bone | ivi /ivi/ | ivi /ivi/ | ivi /ivi/ | ivi /ivi/ | iwi /iwi/ | kōiwi /koːiwi/ | ivi /ivi/ |
| Blood | toto /toto/ | toto /toto/ | toto /toto/ | toto /toto/ | koko /koko/ | toto /toto/ | toto /toto/ |
| Poop | tūtae /tuːtae/ | tūtae /tuːtae/ | tūtae /tuːtae/ | tūtaʻe /tuːtaʔe/ | kūkae /kuːkae/ | tūtae /tuːtae/ | tūtae /tuːtae/ |
| Love | here /heɾe/ | aroʻa /aɾoʔa/ | aroha /aroha/ | hanga /haŋa/ | aloha /aloha/ | aroha /aɾoha/ | aloa /aloa/ |
| Tree | tumu rāʻau /tumu ɾaːʔau/ | rākau /raːkau/ | rākau /raːkau/ | tumu rākau /tumu ɾaːkau/ | lāʻau /laːʔau/ | rākau /ɾaːkau/ | lākau /laːkau/ |
| Dog | ʻūrī /ʔuːɾiː/ | puakaoa /puakaoa/ | kuri /kuri/ | paihenga /paiheŋa/ | ʻīlio /ʔiːlio/ | kurī /kuɾiː/ | kulī /kuliː/ |
| Cat | mīmī /miːmiː/ | ngiao /ŋiao/ | — /—/ | kati /kati/ | pōpoki /poːpoki/ | ngeru /ŋeɾu/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Fish | iʻa /iʔa/ | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ | iʻa /iʔa/ | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ |
| Bird | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ |
| Butterfly | pepe /pepe/ | pepe /pepe/ | pepe /pepe/ | pepa /pepa/ | pulelehua /pulelehua/ | pūrerehua /puːɾeɾehua/ | — |
| Egg | huero /hueɾo/ | ua /ua/ | tōuo /toːuo/ | māmari /maːmaɾi/ | hua moa /hua moa/ | hēki /heːki/ | wuamoa /wuamoa/ |
| Bear | daba /daba/ | pea /pea/ | — | oso /oso/ | pea /pea/ | pea /pea/ | pea /pea/ |
| Horse | puaʻahorofenua /puaʔahoɾofenua/ | ʻoroʻenua /ʔoɾoʔenua/ | puārehenua /puaːrehenua/ | hoi /hoi/ | lio /lio/ | hōiho /hoːiho/ | oloenua /oloenua/ |
| House | fare /faɾe/ | ʻare /ʔaɾe/ | fare /fare/ | hare /haɾe/ | hale /hale/ | whare /ɸaɾe/ | wale /wale/ |
| Milk | ū /uː/ | ū /uː/ | — | ū /uː/ | waiū /waiuː/ | miraka /miɾaka/ | wū /wuː/ |
| Honey | meri /meɾi/ | meri /meri/ | — | meri /meɾi/ | meli /meli/ | miere /mieɾe/ | meli /meli/ |
| Salt | miti /miti/ | miti /miti/ | miti /miti/ | miti /miti/ | paʻakai /paʔakai/ | tote /tote/ | miti /miti/ |
| Wine | uaina /uaina/ | uaina /uaina/ | — | vino /vino/ | waina /waina/ | wāina /waːina/ | uwaina /uwaina/ |
| Rice | raiti /ɾaiti/ | raiti /ɾaiti/ | — | raiti /ɾaiti/ | laiki /laiki/ | raihi /ɾaihi/ | — |
| Iron | ʻāuri /ʔaːuɾi/ | ʻāuri /ʔaːuri/ | kāuri /kaːuri/ | auri /auɾi/ | hao /hao/ | rino /ɾino/ | āuli /aːuli/ |
| Wheel | huira /huiɾa/ | porotātā /poɾotaːtaː/ | huira /huira/ | — /—/ | huila /huila/ | wīra /wiːɾa/ | — |
| Book | puta /puta/ | puka /puka/ | puta /puta/ | puka /puka/ | puke /puke/ | pukapuka /pukapuka/ | puka /puka/ |
| Eat | ʻamu /ʔamu/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ | ʻai /ʔai/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ |
| Drink | inu /inu/ | inu /inu/ | inu /inu/ | unu /unu/ | inu /inu/ | inu /inu/ | inu /inu/ |
| Sleep | taʻoto /taʔoto/ | moe /moe/ | moe /moe/ | moe /moe/ | moe /moe/ | moe /moe/ | moe /moe/ |
| One | hōʻē /hoːʔeː/ | taʻi /taʔi/ | tahi /tahi/ | tahi /tahi/ | ʻekahi /ʔekahi/ | tahi /tahi/ | tayi /taði/ |
| Two | piti /piti/ | rua /rua/ | rua /rua/ | rua /ɾua/ | lua /lua/ | rua /ɾua/ | lua /lua/ |
| Three | toru /toɾu/ | toru /toɾu/ | toru /toɾu/ | toru /toɾu/ | ʻekolu /ʔekolu/ | toru /toɾu/ | tolu /tolu/ |
| Four | maha /maha/ | ʻā /ʔaː/ | hā /haː/ | hā /haː/ | ʻehā /ʔehaː/ | whā /ɸaː/ | wā /waː/ |
| Five | pae /pae/ | rima /ɾima/ | rima /ɾima/ | rima /ɾima/ | ʻelima /ʔelima/ | rima /ɾima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | hānere /haːneɾe/ | ʻānere /ʔaːnere/ | hānere /haːnere/ | rau /ɾau/ | haneli /haneli/ | rau /ɾau/ | lau /lau/ |
| Hello | ʻia ora na /ʔia oɾa na/ | kia orāna /kia oɾaːna/ | — /—/ | ʻiorana /ʔioɾana/ | aloha /aloha/ | kia ora /kia oɾa/ | kia orana /kia oɾana/ |
| Thank you | māuruuru /maːuɾuuɾu/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | — /—/ | maururu /mauɾuɾu/ | mahalo /mahalo/ | ngā mihi /ŋaː mihi/ | meitaki /meitaki/ |
| Good | maitaʻi /maitaʔi/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | maitaki /maitaki/ | riva /ɾiva/ | maikaʻi /maikaʔi/ | pai /pai/ | lelei /lelei/ |
| New | ʻāpī /ʔaːpiː/ | ʻou /ʔou/ | hoou /hoou/ | hoʻou /hoʔou/ | hou /hou/ | hou /hou/ | wou /wou/ |
| Red | ʻuteʻute /ʔuteʔute/ | muramura /muɾamuɾa/ | kura /kuɾa/ | mea mea /mea mea/ | ʻulaʻula /ʔulaʔula/ | whero /ɸeɾo/ | kula /kula/ |
| White | teatea /teatea/ | teatea /teatea/ | tea /tea/ | tea tea /tea tea/ | keʻokeʻo /keʔokeʔo/ | mā /maː/ | tea /tea/ |
| Black | ʻereʻere /ʔeɾeʔeɾe/ | kerekere /keɾekeɾe/ | kere /kere/ | uri uri /uɾi uɾi/ | ʻeleʻele /ʔeleʔele/ | mangu /maŋu/ | uli /uli/ |
| Green | matie /matie/ | matie /matie/ | matie /matie/ | rito mata /ɾito mata/ | ʻōmaʻomaʻo /ʔoːmaʔomaʔo/ | kākāriki /kaːkaːɾiki/ | yengayenga /ðeŋaðeŋa/ |
| Blue | nīnamu /niːnamu/ | auīka /auiːka/ | ninamu /ninamu/ | moana /moana/ | uliuli /uliuli/ | kahurangi /kahuɾaŋi/ | yengayenga /ðeŋaðeŋa/ |
| Cuckoo | ʻārevareva /ʔaːɾevaɾeva/ | karavia /kaɾavia/ | — | — | — | koekoeā /koekoeaː/ | — |
| Computer | roro uira /ɾoɾo uiɾa/ | rorouira /ɾoɾouiɾa/ | — | — | lolouila /lolouila/ | rorohiko /ɾoɾohiko/ | — |
| Tea | tī /tiː/ | tī /tiː/ | — | — | kī /kiː/ | tī /tiː/ | — |
| Coffee | taofe /taofe/ | kaope /kaope/ | — | — | kope /kope/ | kawhe /kaɸe/ | — |
| Sugar | tihota /tihota/ | tuka /tuka/ | — | tihota /tihota/ | kōpaʻa /koːpaʔa/ | huka /huka/ | — |
| Orange | ʻānani /ʔaːnani/ | ʻānani /ʔaːnani/ | anani /anani/ | — | ʻalani /ʔalani/ | ārani /aːɾani/ | — |
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