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Baegu
The Baeggu language (also called Baegu or Mbaenggu) is spoken by the indigenous people of the North Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands. In 1999 there were 5,900 people known to speak the language. The language is largely intelligible with Baelelea, To'aba'ita, and Lau. See also *"Sweet Lullaby "Sweet Lullaby" is a song by French musical group Deep Forest that originally appeared on their Deep Forest (Deep Forest album), eponymous album (1992). The song gained popularity in 1992 and 1993 when it was released as a single, becoming a to ..." References Malaita languages Languages of the Solomon Islands {{SESolomonic-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Lullaby
"Sweet Lullaby" is a song by French musical group Deep Forest that originally appeared on their Deep Forest (Deep Forest album), eponymous album (1992). The song gained popularity in 1992 and 1993 when it was released as a single, becoming a top-30 hit in many European and Oceanian countries. In 1994, it was re-released in remixed versions. Its accompanying music video was directed by Tarsem Singh and nominated for several awards at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards. Background The song is based around a traditional Baeggu language, Baegu lullaby from the Solomon Islands called "Rorogwela", and uses a Sampling (music), vocal sample of a woman called Afunakwa singing, originally recorded by ethnomusicologist Hugo Zemp in 1970 and later released by UNESCO as part of their ''Musical Sources'' collection. The lyrics refer to a young orphan being comforted by his older brother despite the loss of their parents. For a time, Australian television network Special Broadcasting Service, SB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Malaita Island
Malaita Province is the most populous and one of the largest of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands. It is named after its largest island, Malaita (also known as "Big Malaita" or "Maramapaina"). Other islands include South Malaita Island (also called "Small Malaita" or "Maramasike"), Sikaiana Island, and Ontong Java Atoll. Britain defined its area of interest in the Solomons, including Malaita, and central government control of Malaita began in 1893, when Captain Gibson R.N., of , declared the southern Solomon Islands as a British Protectorate with the proclamation of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate. The provincial capital and largest urban center is Auki, which was established as the Administrative center for Malaita Province in 1909. Tourism is largely underdeveloped in Malaita; Auki is near to the Langa Langa Lagoon, which provides opportunities for snorkeling, and the villagers provide shell making demonstrations. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaita Island
Malaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of 161,832 as of 2021, or more than a third of the entire national population. It is also the second largest island in the country by area, after Guadalcanal. A tropical and mountainous island, Malaita's river systems and tropical forests are being exploited for ecosystem stability by keeping them pristine. The largest city and provincial capital is Auki, on the northwest coast and is on the northern shore of the Langa Langa Lagoon. The people of the Langa Langa Lagoon and the Lau Lagoon on the northeast coast of Malaita call themselves ''wane i asi'' ‘salt-water people’ as distinct from ''wane i tolo'' ‘bush people’ who live in the interior of the island. South Malaita Island, also known as ''Small Malaita'' and ''Maramasike'' for Areare speakers and Malamweimwei known to more than 80% of the islanders, is the island at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capital, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (currently a part of Papua New Guinea), but excludes the Santa Cruz Islands. The islands have been settled since at least some time between 30,000 and 28,800 BCE, with later waves of migrants, notably the Lapita people, mixing and producing the modern indigenous Solomon Islanders population. In 1568, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña was the first European to visit them. Though not named by Mendaña, it is believed that the islands were called ''"the Solomons"'' by those who later receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayo-Polynesian Languages
The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers. The Malayo-Polynesian languages are spoken by the Austronesian peoples outside of Taiwan, in the island nations of Southeast Asia (Indonesian and Philippine Archipelago) and the Pacific Ocean, with a smaller number in continental Asia in the areas near the Malay Peninsula. Cambodia, Vietnam and the Chinese island Hainan serve as the northwest geographic outlier. Malagasy, spoken in the island of Madagascar off the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, is the furthest western outlier. The languages spoken south-westward from central Micronesia until Easter Island are sometimes referred to as the Polynesian languages. Many languages of the Malayo-Polynesian family show the strong influence of Sanskrit and Arabic, as the western part of the region has been a stronghold of Hinduism, Buddhism, and, later, Islam. Two morphological characteristics of the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceanic Languages
The approximately 450 Oceanic languages are a branch of the Austronesian languages. The area occupied by speakers of these languages includes Polynesia, as well as much of Melanesia and Micronesia. Though covering a vast area, Oceanic languages are spoken by only two million people. The largest individual Oceanic languages are Eastern Fijian with over 600,000 speakers, and Samoan with an estimated 400,000 speakers. The Gilbertese (Kiribati), Tongan, Tahitian, Māori, Western Fijian and Tolai (Gazelle Peninsula) languages each have over 100,000 speakers. The common ancestor which is reconstructed for this group of languages is called Proto-Oceanic (abbr. "POc"). Classification The Oceanic languages were first shown to be a language family by Sidney Herbert Ray in 1896 and, besides Malayo-Polynesian, they are the only established large branch of Austronesian languages. Grammatically, they have been strongly influenced by the Papuan languages of northern New Guinea, but they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeast Solomonic Languages
The family of Southeast Solomonic languages forms a branch of the Oceanic languages. It consists of some 26 languages covering the South East Solomon Islands, from the tip of Santa Isabel to Makira. The fact that there is little diversity amongst these languages, compared to groups of similar size in Melanesia, suggests that they dispersed in the relatively recent past. Bugotu and Gela are two of the most conservative languages. Languages According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows: *Bugotu–Gela–Guadalcanal family ** Bughotu (Bugotu) **Gela–Guadalcanal family ***Gelic: Lengo, Gela ***Guadalcanal: Birao, Ghari, Malango, Talise *Longgu–Malaita–Makira family ** Longgu **Malaita–Makira family *** Sa'a ***Makira (San Cristobal): Arosi, Fagani, Bauro, Kahua– Owa, ? Marau Wawa ***Malaita ****Central–North Malaita: North ( To'abaita, Baelelea, Baeggu, Fataleka), Lau, Kwara'ae, Wala, Gula'alaa, Kwaio, Dori'o ****S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaita – San Cristobal Languages
The family of Southeast Solomonic languages forms a branch of the Oceanic languages. It consists of some 26 languages covering the South East Solomon Islands, from the tip of Santa Isabel to Makira. The fact that there is little diversity amongst these languages, compared to groups of similar size in Melanesia, suggests that they dispersed in the relatively recent past. Bugotu and Gela are two of the most conservative languages. Languages According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows: *Bugotu–Gela–Guadalcanal family ** Bughotu (Bugotu) **Gela–Guadalcanal family ***Gelic: Lengo, Gela ***Guadalcanal: Birao, Ghari, Malango, Talise *Longgu–Malaita–Makira family ** Longgu **Malaita–Makira family *** Sa'a ***Makira (San Cristobal): Arosi, Fagani, Bauro, Kahua– Owa, ? Marau Wawa ***Malaita ****Central–North Malaita: North ( To'abaita, Baelelea, Baeggu, Fataleka), Lau, Kwara'ae, Wala, Gula'alaa, Kwaio, Dori'o *** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaita Languages
The family of Southeast Solomonic languages forms a branch of the Oceanic languages. It consists of some 26 languages covering the South East Solomon Islands, from the tip of Santa Isabel to Makira. The fact that there is little diversity amongst these languages, compared to groups of similar size in Melanesia, suggests that they dispersed in the relatively recent past. Bugotu and Gela are two of the most conservative languages. Languages According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows: *Bugotu–Gela–Guadalcanal family ** Bughotu (Bugotu) **Gela–Guadalcanal family ***Gelic: Lengo, Gela ***Guadalcanal: Birao, Ghari, Malango, Talise *Longgu–Malaita–Makira family ** Longgu **Malaita–Makira family *** Sa'a ***Makira (San Cristobal): Arosi, Fagani, Bauro, Kahua– Owa, ? Marau Wawa ***Malaita ****Central–North Malaita: North ( To'abaita, Baelelea, Baeggu, Fataleka), Lau, Kwara'ae, Wala, Gula'alaa, Kwaio, Dori'o **** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Malaita Languages
The family of Southeast Solomonic languages forms a branch of the Oceanic languages. It consists of some 26 languages covering the South East Solomon Islands, from the tip of Santa Isabel to Makira. The fact that there is little diversity amongst these languages, compared to groups of similar size in Melanesia, suggests that they dispersed in the relatively recent past. Bugotu and Gela are two of the most conservative languages. Languages According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows: *Bugotu–Gela–Guadalcanal family ** Bughotu (Bugotu) **Gela–Guadalcanal family ***Gelic: Lengo, Gela ***Guadalcanal: Birao, Ghari, Malango, Talise *Longgu–Malaita–Makira family ** Longgu **Malaita–Makira family *** Sa'a ***Makira (San Cristobal): Arosi, Fagani, Bauro, Kahua– Owa, ? Marau Wawa ***Malaita ****Central–North Malaita: North ( To'abaita, Baelelea, Baeggu, Fataleka), Lau, Kwara'ae, Wala, Gula'alaa, Kwaio, Dori'o **** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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