| Population |
3,390 in Chile (2000). 2,200 on Easter Island; 200 to 300 on Chile mainland, Tahiti, and USA. Ethnic population: 3,500. |
| Region |
Easter Island, 3,800 km from Chile, 4,000 km from Tahiti. Also in French Polynesia, United States. |
| Language map |
Argentina and Chile
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| Alternate names |
Easter Island, Pascuense, Rapanui |
| Dialects |
Lexical similarity: 64% with Hawaiian [haw], Mangareva [mrv], Rarotongan [rar]; 63% with Marquesan [mrq]; 62% with Tahitian [tah], Tuamotuan. |
| Classification |
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Rapanui |
| Language use |
Also use Spanish. |
| Language development |
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. |
| Writing system |
Latin script. |
| Comments |
VSO. Fishermen; craftsmen. |
