RRI ISO 639-3
Ririo
A language of Solomon Islands
- ISO 639
- rri
- Population
- 18 (Wurm 2007).
- Location:
- Choiseul province: central Choiseul island, north third of northeast coast.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Choiseul
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Babatana [baa].
- Language Use
- Elderly only. Shifted to Babatana [baa] (Wurm 2007).
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Choiseul province: central Choiseul island, north third of northeast coast.
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