Which Polynesian language should I learn?

Te reo Māori – the Māori language is the most accessible out of the Polynesian languages(it is the only Polynesian language that Google Translate works with, albeit a bit rusty), and for this reason I would recommend starting there.

How many languages are spoken in Polynesia?

Most researchers agree that about thirty Polynesian languages can be identified. None is spoken by more than half a million people, and about half are spoken by a thousand people or fewer. The languages with the largest numbers of native speakers are Maori, Samoan, Tahitian, and Tongan.

What is the oldest Polynesian language?

Samoan
The official language of Samoa is Samoan and it is spoken across the majority of Samoa’s islands. Samoan is the oldest and most spoken Polynesian language with an estimated 510,000 speakers worldwide.

What is the easiest Polynesian language to learn?

But I would say te reo Māori is easiest to learn for those new to Polynesian languages. Sāmoan and Māori do share some cognate words, and a similar vocabulary that means some terminology can be mutually intelligible.

How do you say hello in Polynesia?

Hello – Ia Orana (yo-rah-nah) Welcome – Maeva (mah-yeh-vah)

Is Hawaiian language same as Polynesian?

Hawaiian is a Polynesian member of the Austronesian language family. It is closely related to other Polynesian languages, such as Samoan, Marquesan, Tahitian, Māori, Rapa Nui (the language of Easter Island) and Tongan.

Is Japanese a Polynesian language?

Well, Japanese does sound somewhat like a Polynesian language, at least in the most general sense. But there are also ways in which it does not. And the grammar is very different. So clearly Japanese is not a Polynesian language.

Do Samoans and Hawaiians speak same language?

Samoa and New Zealand are South Pacific countries and Hawaii is a state of the USA. All have different languages, but with the same roots, and share many similar words. Example: LOVE can be aloha (Hawaiian), alofa (Samoan) or aroha (Māori).

Who were the first Polynesians?

The first settlers of the far-flung Pacific islands of Tonga and Vanuatu likely arrived from Taiwan and the northern Philippines between 2,300 and 3,100 years ago, a new genetic analysis suggests.

How do you say hello in Polynesian?

What two languages are most similar to Hawaiian?

What language does Bora Bora speak?

The main languages in Bora Bora are French and Tahitian, but you’ll find that many people also speak English, especially resort employees. French Polynesians move at a relaxed pace.