My little lexique

Marquesan is the antecedent to modern Polynesian languages. Tahitian and Hawaiian are dialects of ancient Marquesan. Though 1200 miles further away than Tahiti, the Hawaiian language more nearly parallels Marquesan than Tahitian.
If you want to know more about the language, please consult the following page.

MARQUESAN, SOUTH (French Polynesia)
Dialect names
HIVA OA, TAHUTA, FATU HIVA
Genetic affiliation
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central, Marquesic
Population
2,100 (1981 Wurm and Hattori)
Remarks
The dialects listed are inherently intelligible. Wurm and Hattori (1981) list North Marquesan as a separate language
Total speakers
2,100 or more
MARQUESAN, NORTH (French Polynesia)
Dialect names
HATUTU, NUKU HIVA, UA HUKA, UA POU
Genetic affiliation
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central, Marquesic
Population
3,400 (1981 Wurm and Hattori); 8,000 including South Marquesas (1987), 5% of the population; plus a few hundred in Tahiti
Population
Wurm and Hattori (1981) list North Marquesas and South Marquesas as two languages. The dialects of North Marquesas are all inherently intelligible. 45% to 67% lexical similarity with Tahitian; 50% comprehension of Tahitian. 73% lexical similarity with Mangareva and Rarotonga; 70% with Hawaiian, 69% with Paumotu
Total speakers
3,400 or more

Voici quelques mots marquisiens qui pourront aider le touriste à établir un contact, surtout dans les henua éloignés ou tout simplement à se donner le plaisir de connaître quelque chose d’une langue qu’il apprendra peut-être par la suite.

Below are a couple of marquisian words which will help the visitor to establish a contact, specially in any lost "henua".