Kwaio language

Kwaio
Native to	Solomon Islands
Region	Malaita Island
Ethnicity	Kwaio people
Native speakers	13,000 (1999)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southeast Solomonic Malaita – San Cristobal Malaita Northern Malaita Kwaio
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kwd`
Glottolog	`kwai1243`^[2]

The Kwaio language, or Koio, is spoken in the centre of Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands.

References

↑ Kwaio at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Kwaio". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Languages of the Solomon Islands

Official language

English

Indigenous
languages

Northwest Solomonic	Babatana Blablanga Cheke Holo Duke Gao Ghanongga Hoava Kazukuru Kokota Kusaghe Laghu Lungga Marovo Mono Ririo Roviana Simbo Ughele Vaghua Vangunu Varisi Zabana Zazao

Southeast Solomonic	'Are'are Arosi Baeggu Baelelea Bauro Birao Bughotu Dori'o Fagani Fataleka Gela Ghari Gula'alaa Kahua Kwaio Kwara'ae Lau Lengo Longgu Malango Oroha Owa Sa'a Talise To’abaita Wala

Micronesian	Gilbertese

Papuan	Bilua Lavukaleve Savosavo Touo

Polynesian	Anuta Luangiua Rennellese Sikaiana Tikopia Vaeakau-Taumako

Temotu	Amba Asubuo Äiwoo Lovono Nanggu Natügu Tanema Tanimbili Teanu

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