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Sikaiana

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3sky

Population  730 (1999 SIL).
Region  Central Solomons, Sikaiana Atoll.
Language map  Solomon Islands
Alternate names   Sikayana
Dialects  Similar to Luangiua [ojv] (Ontong Java).
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Ellicean
Language development  Dictionary.
Comments  SVO.