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 mostly elderly.[2]

Te Parau Tinito
Native toTahiti
RegionPapeete
Native speakers
None
elderly L2 speakers
Tahitian pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologtepa1234
ELP

References

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