Mangareva
[aka Mangarevan,]Classification: Austronesian
·endangered
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Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Less than 900
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1421
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The census lists 854 speakers of "Polynesian Languages" in the Gambier islands. It is unclear if all of those listed speak Mangareva.
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Census data indicates that just over half of the population speaks Mangareva. A larger portion, 979, speak French.