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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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: | 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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*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> | *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 | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Solomon_Islands_archipelago#List_of_the_Solomon_Islands_languages List of the Solomon Islands languages] | ||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
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.
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:
- Western Oceanic languages - the central islands
- Polynesian languages - Rennell and Bellona to the south
- Tikopia, Anuta and Fatutaka - the far east
- Sikaiana - the north east
- Luaniua - the north
- Oceanic language - The immigrant population of Gilbertese (I-Kiribati) [1]
List of the Solomon Islands languages
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Faroe Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands#Language, accessed 30 Jun 2021.