Tuamotuan

English

Etymology

From Tuamotu +‎ -an.

Adjective

Tuamotuan (comparative more Tuamotuan, superlative most Tuamotuan)

Map of the Tuamotu Islands.

1. Of or relating to the Tuamotus, a chain of islands and atolls in French Polynesia.

Translations

of the Tuamotus

Noun

Tuamotuan (plural Tuamotuans)

1. A native or inhabitant of the Tuamotus.

Translations

an inhabitant of the Tuamotus

Proper noun

Tuamotuan

1. The language of the Tuamotuan people, which has around 6,000 native speakers in French Polynesia.

Synonyms

• Pa‘umotu, Paumotu

Translations

language of the Tuamotus

• Tuamotuan: Re‘o Pa‘umotu, Reko Pa‘umotu

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Tuamotuan, pmt ⁠