Kwara’ae

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
kwf
Alternate Names
Fiu
Population

32,400 (1999 SIL).

Location

Central Malaita 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, Malaita, Northern
Typology

SVO

Language Use

Largest indigenous vernacular in the Solomons. Many L2 users.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1961–2003.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kwara’ae
Writing
Latin script.