Tikopia

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
tkp
Population

3,320 (1999 SIL).

Location

Temotu Province, Tikopia island, Vanikoro, Santa Cruz, and Makira island settlements.

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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
Dialects

Related to Anuta [aud].

Typology

SVO, VSO

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1989.
Writing
Latin script.