Tikopia | Ethnologue

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639: tkp
Autonym: Fakatikopia
Population: 1,800 (2012 A. François).
Location:: Makira province: Makira island; Temotu province: Tikopia island, settlements on Nendo and Vanikoro islands.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
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, Futunic
Typology: SVO, VSO.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1989.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tikopia
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Makira province: Makira island; Temotu province: Tikopia island, settlements on Nendo and Vanikoro islands.