Arosi

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
aia
Population

6,750 (1999 SIL).

Location

Northwest Makira island.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Malaita-San Cristobal, San Cristobal
Dialects

Arosi, Wango. Many dialects.

Typology

SVO

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Active literacy program. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arosi
Writing
Latin script.