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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. 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) <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] | |||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||