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Between 60 and 70 languages are spoken in the Solomon Islands archipelago [1] which covers a broader area than the nation state of Solomon Islands, [2] and includes the island of Bougainville, which is an autonomous province of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Solomon Islands English is the dialect of English spoken by Solomon Islanders. Phonological features ... that show the influence of local languages.
The number of local languages listed for Solomon Islands is 74, of which 70 are living languages and 4 are extinct, according to Ethnologue, Languages of the World. [192] Western Oceanic languages (predominantly of the Southeast Solomonic group) are spoken on the central islands.
Around 60 to 70 languages are spoken in the Solomon Islands archipelago. Many Melanesian languages, predominantly of the Southeast Solomonic group, and Polynesian languages are native to the area. Immigrant populations speak Micronesian languages. English is an official language in both areas of the archipelago.
Pages in category "Languages of the Solomon Islands" ... East Papuan languages; Solomon Islands English; F. Fagani language; G. Gao language; Gela language; Ghanongga ...
The Central Solomon languages are the four Papuan languages spoken in the state of Solomon Islands. The four languages are, listed from northwest to southeast, Bilua of Vella Lavella and Ghizo islands, Touo (also known as Baniata) of Rendova Island, Lavukaleve of the Russell Islands, and; Savosavo of Savo Island.
The Temotu languages, named after Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands, are a branch of Oceanic languages proposed in Ross & Næss (2007) to unify the Reefs – Santa Cruz languages with Utupua and Vanikoro, each a group of three related languages.
Pijin (Solomon Islands Pidgin) is a language spoken in Solomon Islands. It is closely related to Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Bislama of Vanuatu; the three varieties are sometimes considered to be dialects of a single Melanesian Pidgin language. It is also related to Torres Strait Creole of Torres Strait, though more distantly.