Chaz+M

Smith, p. 39

The islands of French Polynesia in Oceania are inhabited by three major ethnic groups, which each come from a different continent. Polynesians are 78 per cent of the population, with people of mixed heritage included in that figure. There are also the Chinese, who are 12 per cent of the population. Lastly, 10 per cent of the population are Europeans. About half of the Europeans were born in Polynesia, and half in Europe.

Smith, pp. 45-46

There are several closely related dialects in the tahitian language.The other languages mainly spoken are French and Chinese. The tahitian language has 13 letters and all syllables end with a vowel making the language more difficult to learn. French is the preferred language but older people tend to like Tahitian.