Zabana
A language of Solomon Islands
| Population | 3,360 (2003 SIL). |
| Region | Santa Isabel Island, Samasodu southwest to Kia village, northeast to Baolo village. |
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Solomon Islands |
| Alternate names | Kia |
| Dialects | Borrowings from Roviana [rug]. Most similar to Cheke Holo [mrn]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Santa Isabel, West |
| Language use | Also use Cheke Holo [mrn]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Literature could also be used for Kokota [kkk] and Zazao [jaj]. Grammar. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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