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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The French Polynesians of United States

The French Polynesians of United States, numbering approximately 1,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a cluster of closely related Polynesian peoples indigenous to French Polynesia, united by shared Austronesian origins, oceanic traditions, and related Polynesian languages, but distinguished by separate island and archipelago identities. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Tahitian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: French Polynesian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Tahitian (tah)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047193
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

36%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tahitian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Tahitian Speakers

Media Resources in Tahitian:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Tahitian:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Tahitian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The French Polynesians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the French Polynesians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the French Polynesians of United States

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
readActs 18:8

Pray that rulers and leaders will access the gospel, respond in faith, and be baptized, uniting with Christ and His Church, and influence others to follow Him.

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
readTitus 3:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and might struggle with temptation to trust in their own works, they will remember that it is only because of God's mercy that they have been saved.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

Tahitian Across Countries (ROP3 - 109704) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TahitiansPG008256TahitiansFrench Polynesia181,000No Longer UnreachedTahitianProtestantism
TahitiansPG018374TahitiansNew Caledonia7,700No Longer UnreachedTahitianRoman Catholicism
TahitiansPG018509TahitiansNew Zealand1,600No Longer UnreachedTahitianProtestantism
French PolynesiansPG047193French PolynesiansUnited States1,300No Longer UnreachedTahitianProtestantism
TahitiansPG011070TahitiansVanuatu700No Longer UnreachedTahitianRoman Catholicism

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