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Language code: tah

Technical information about ISO 639 language code tah

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The table below provides technical details for the Tahitian language, designated by the tah code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

tah

Name

Official

Tahitian

Native

Reo Tahiti

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Tahiti (Standard/Papeete)Moorea
Related languages
Cook Islands Māori (Rarotongan)TuamotuanHawaiianNew Zealand MāoriRapa Nui
Key facts
Belongs to the Tahitic branch of Eastern PolynesianUses an alphabet of 13 letters plus the ʻokina for the glottal stop and macrons to mark long vowelsEnglish words such as “tattoo” and “taboo” trace back to Tahitian formsAll syllables end in a vowel and consonant clusters are forbiddenFrench loanwords are adapted by inserting vowels or substituting disallowed consonants.
Sample phrase

Ia ora na, e pēhea ʻoe?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Tahitian language, identified by the code tah, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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