Tikopia
A language of Solomon Islands
| Population | 3,320 (1999 SIL). |
| Region | Temotu Province, Tikopia Island; settlements on other islands including Vanikoro, Santa Cruz, and Makira. |
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| Dialects | Related to Anuta [aud]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Futunic |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 1989. |
| Comments | SVO, VSO. Agriculturalists: sago. |
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