Sikaiana

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639: sky
Alternate Names: Sikayana
Population: 730 (1999 SIL).
Location:: Malaita province: Sikaiana atoll.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: 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, Ellicean
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Luangiua [ojv] (Ontong Java).
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Older adults only. Shifted to Pijin [pis]. Many also use English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary.

Location: Malaita province: Sikaiana atoll.