Tikopia

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A language of Solomon Islands

Fakatikopia

User Population

1,800 (2012 A. François).

Makira province: Makira island; Temotu province: Tikopia island, settlements on Nendo and Vanikoro islands.

Language Maps

Solomon Islands

Language Status

5 (Developing).

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, Futunic

SVO, VSO.

Used by all. Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1989.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Tikopia

Latin script [Latn].