Dictionary:

Tahitian

  (tə-hē'shən)

Of or relating to Tahiti or its people, language, or culture.

1. A native or inhabitant of Tahiti.
2. The Polynesian language of Tahiti.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a native or inhabitant of Tahiti

Meaning #2: the Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti

The adjective Tahitian has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or characteristic of the island of Tahiti or its residents of their language and culture
  Pertains to noun: Tahiti (meaning #1)

Tahitian could refer to

• the Tahitian language
• a resident of Tahiti or, occasionally, from elsewhere in French Polynesia, or something from these islands

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