Sa’a

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A language of Solomon Islands

Alternate Names

Apae’aa, Saa, South Malaita

Sa’a

User Population

11,500 (1999 SIL). 7,300 Sa’a, 3,300 Ulawa, and 920 Uki Ni Masi.

Makira province: Ulawa and Three Sisters islands; Malaita province: southern Malaita island.

Language Maps

Solomon Islands

Language Status

4 (Educational).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Malaita-San Cristobal, Malaita, Southern

Ulawa, Uki Ni Masi (Ugi).

SVO.

Nearly extinct on Uki Ni Masi. Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Oroha [ora].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 40%–over 60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Taught in many primary schools in early grades only. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1910–2005.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Sa’a

Latin script [Latn].

Traditional religion, Christian.