Tahitian Academy
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The Tahitian Academy (ty: Te Fare Vānaʻa / fr: Académie tahitienne) is a cultural institution in French Polynesia with the purpose of preserving and promoting the Tahitian language. The Academy standardizes vocabulary, grammar, and spelling; promotes the publication and translation of works in Tahitian; and studies the origins of the language and its relationship with other pacific languages.[1] Founded in 1972, it consists of up to twenty members elected by their peers.[1]
Its current director is Flora Devantine.[2]