Tahitian is spoken by 125,000 people: 117,000 in French Polynesia, 7,000 in New Caledonia, 260 in New Zealand.
Publishing History
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1818.
The New Testament was first published in 1829.
The complete Bible was first published in 1838.
This Page
This shows the first few verses from John's Gospel in the Howe version, first published in 1863 by British & Foreign Bible Society, London. This page is taken from a Bible published in 1997 by The Bible Society in the South Pacific, Suva.
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1818.
The New Testament was first published in 1829.
The complete Bible was first published in 1838.