Sikaiana

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Sikayana
User Population

730 (1999 SIL).

Location

Malaita province: Sikaiana atoll.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Ellicean
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Luangiua [ojv] (Ontong Java).

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to Pijin [pis]. Many also use English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sikaiana
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used between 1932–1946, limited usage.