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 to | Tahiti |
| Region | Papeete |
Native speakers | None elderly L2 speakers |
Tahitian pidgin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | tepa1234 |
| ELP |
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