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| ==Description==
| | Solomon Islands Pidgin, English (official language), and 80 different tribal languages.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Melanesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref> |
| While '''English''' is the official language of the Solomon Islands, only 1–2% of the population are able to communicate fluently in English. However, an English creole, '''Solomons Pijin''', is a de facto lingua franca of the country spoken by the majority of the population, along with local tribal languages. '''Pijin''' is closely related to '''Tok Pisin''' spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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| The number of local languages listed for Solomon Islands is 74, of which 70 are living languages and 4 are extinct. The different languages are spoken in the following areas:
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| *Western Oceanic languages - the central islands
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| *Polynesian languages - Rennell and Bellona to the south
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| *Tikopia, Anuta and Fatutaka - the far east
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| *Sikaiana - the north east
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| *Luaniua - the north
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| *Oceanic language - The immigrant population of Gilbertese (I-Kiribati) <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Faroe Islands," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands#Language, accessed 30 Jun 2021.</ref>
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Solomon_Islands_archipelago#List_of_the_Solomon_Islands_languages List of the Solomon Islands languages (Wikipedia)]
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| ==Word List(s)==
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| '''Solomons Pijin'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pijin_language#Introductions Pijin Phrases (Wikipedia)]
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| Aftanun olketa! = ''Good afternoon everyone!''
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| Nem blo mi Charles = ''My name is Charles''
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| Hao nao (iu)? (Iu hao?) = ''How are you''
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| Wat na nem blo iu? = ''What is your name?''
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| Iu blo wea? = ''Where are you from?''
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| Mi hapi tumas fo mitim iu. = ''I'm pleased to meet you.''
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| Wanem nao lanus iu save? = ''What languages do you know?''
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| Mi olraet nomoa = I am alright
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| Mi gut (nomoa) = I am good'
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| Oraet nomoa = Alright
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| Ma iu (yu) hao? = And how are you?
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| Tanggio tumas = Thank you very much
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| *[https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Pijin_phrasebook Pijin phrasebook (Wikivoyage)]
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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| '''Solomons Pijin'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pijin_language#Pronunciation Pijin Pronunciation (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/pijin.htm Pijin Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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| '''Solomons Pijin'''
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| *[https://www.translation-services-usa.com/languages/pijin.php Pijin Translation Services (Translation-Services-USA)]
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| *[https://www.ramsi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/RAMSI-Tok-Pijin-Guide.pdf Tok Pijin, A Quick Guide to Speaking Pijin (Ramsi)]
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| * Mellow, Greg. ''A dictionary of Owa : a language of the Solomon Islands.'' Boston: De Gruyter, 2013. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/865329890 WorldCat].
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| == References == | | == References == |
