Southeast Solomonic Languages

	Southeast Solomonic Languages The family of Southeast Solomonic languages forms a branch of the Oceanic languages. It consists of some 26 languages covering the Eastern Solomon Islands, from the tip of Santa Isabel to Makira. It is defined by the merger of Proto-Oceanic ''l'' and ''R''. 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, Gela and Lengo are three of the most conservative languages out of all of them. Languages According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows: Southeast Solomonic family Bugotu–Gela–Guadalcanal family Bughotu (Bugotu) Gela–Guadalcanal family *Gelic: Lengo, Gela Guadalcanalese: Birao, Ghari, Malango, Talise Longgu–Malaita–Makira family * Longgu Malaita–Makira family * Sa'a Makiran (San Cristobal): Arosi, Fagani, Bauro, Kahua– Owa, ? Marau Wawa Malaitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, to the northeast of Australia. It is directly adjacent to Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Bougainville, a part of Papua New Guinea to the west, Australia to the southwest, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the southeast, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, and Tuvalu to the east, and Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia to the north. It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres (11,157 sq mi), and a population of 734,887 according to the official estimates for mid-2023. Its capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Malango Language Malango is a Southeast Solomonic language of Guadalcanal. External links * Materials on Malango are included in the open access Arthur Capell Arthur Capell (28 March 1902 – 10 August 1986) was an Australian linguist, who made major contributions to the study of Australian languages, Austronesian languages and Papuan languages. Early life Capell was born in Newtown, New South W ... collectionsAC1anAC2 held by Paradisec. References Gela-Guadalcanal languages Languages of the Solomon Islands {{SESolomonic-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fataleka Language Fataleka is a Southeast Solomonic language of Malaita. External links * Materials on Fataleka are included in the open access Arthur Capell Arthur Capell (28 March 1902 – 10 August 1986) was an Australian linguist, who made major contributions to the study of Australian languages, Austronesian languages and Papuan languages. Early life Capell was born in Newtown, New South W ... collectionsAC1anAC2 held by Paradisec. References Malaita languages {{SESolomonic-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]