Tahitian

T1A1H4I1T1I1A1N1
/təˈhiːʃən/

noun

A native or inhabitant of Tahiti.

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Tahitian language
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Meanings

nounTahitian (plural Tahitians)

plural Tahitians

  1. A native or inhabitant of Tahiti.

    Doubtless, in thus denationalizing the Tahitians, as it were, the missionaries were prompted by a sincere desire for good; […]

    1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC
  2. A person from Tahiti or of Tahitian descent.
proper noun
  1. The Polynesian language of Tahiti.
adjectiveTahitian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to Tahiti, or to its people or language.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti

Similar
Tahitian language
Broader
OceanicEastern Malayo-Polynesian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Tahiti + -an.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic التاهيتية, تاهيتية
  • التاهيتية (al-tāhītīya)language
  • تاهيتية (tāhītīya)language
Basque tahitiera
  • tahitieralanguage
Catalan tahitià, tahitià
  • tahitiànative or inhabitant
  • tahitiàlanguage
  • tahitiàrelating to Tahiti
Chinese Mandarin 塔希提語 /塔希提语, 大溪地語 /大溪地语
  • 塔希提語 /塔希提语 (Tǎxītíyǔ)language
  • 大溪地語 /大溪地语 (Dàxīdìyǔ)language
Danish tahitisk
  • tahitisklanguage
Dutch Tahitiaan, Tahitiaans
  • Tahitiaannative or inhabitant
  • Tahitiaanslanguage
  • Tahitiaansrelating to Tahiti
Esperanto tahitiano, tahitianino
  • tahitianonative or inhabitant
  • tahitianinonative or inhabitant
Finnish tahiti
  • tahitilanguage
French Tahitien, Tahitienne
  • Tahitiennative or inhabitant
  • Tahitiennenative or inhabitant
  • Tahititiennative or inhabitant
  • tahitienlanguage
  • tahitienrelating to Tahiti
German Tahitianer, Tahitier
  • Tahitianernative or inhabitant
  • Tahitiernative or inhabitant
  • Tahitianerinnative or inhabitant
  • Tahitierinnative or inhabitant
  • Tahitischlanguage
  • tahitianischrelating to Tahiti
  • tahitischrelating to Tahiti
Hawaiian Kahiki, ʻōlelo Kahiki
  • Kahikinative or inhabitant
  • ʻōlelo Kahikilanguage
  • Kahikirelating to Tahiti
Italian tahitiano, tahitiana
  • tahitianonative or inhabitant
  • tahitiananative or inhabitant
  • tahitianolanguage
Māori reo Tahiti
  • reo Tahitilanguage
Norwegian Bokmål tahitisk, tahitisk
  • tahitisklanguage
  • tahitiskrelating to Tahiti
Polish Tahitańczyk, Tahitanka
  • Tahitańczyknative or inhabitant
  • Tahitankanative or inhabitant
  • (język) tahitańskilanguage
  • tahitańskirelating to Tahiti
Portuguese taitiano
  • taitianolanguage
Romanian tahitian, tahitiană
  • tahitiannative or inhabitant
  • tahitianănative or inhabitant
  • tahitianălanguage
  • tahitianrelating to Tahiti
Russian таитянский
  • таитянский (taitjanskij)language
Swedish tahitier
  • tahitiernative or inhabitant
Turkish Tahitili, Tahitice
  • Tahitilinative or inhabitant
  • Tahiticelanguage
Yiddish טאַהיטיאַן
  • טאַהיטיאַן (tahityan)language
Zulu LesiTahiti
  • LesiTahitilanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Tahitian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tahitian

MLA

“Tahitian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tahitian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tahitian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tahitian.

Source: Tahitian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.