lingvo.wikisort.org - LanguageThe Kwara'ae language (previously called Fiu after the location of many of its speakers) is spoken in the north of Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands. In 1999, there were 32,400 people known to speak the language. It is the largest indigenous vernacular of the Solomon Islands.
Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands
| Kwara'ae |
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| Native to | Solomon Islands |
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| Region | Malaita Island |
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Native speakers | 32,000 (1999)[1] |
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Language family | |
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| ISO 639-3 | kwf |
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| Glottolog | kwar1239 |
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Phonology
Consonants in Kwara'ae
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Labial |
Alveolar |
Palatal |
Velar |
Glottal |
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| nor. |
lab. |
| Stop |
voiceless |
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t |
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k |
kʷ |
ʔ |
| voiced |
b |
d |
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ɡ |
ɡʷ |
| Fricative |
(f) |
s |
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x ~ h |
| Nasal |
m |
n |
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ŋ |
ŋʷ |
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| Rhotic |
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ɾ |
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| Lateral |
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l |
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| Approximant |
w |
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j |
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The /f/ sound is merged with /h/. Most speakers of Kwara'ae choose to pronounce /h/ as an /f/ sound in some vocabulary.
Vowels in Kwara'ae
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Front |
Central |
Back |
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| High |
i | | u |
| Mid |
ɛ | |
ɔ |
| Low |
| a | |
The sound [ə] is recognized as an allophone of /a/.[2] There is vowel reduction, so final /i/ and /u/ are often deleted. Before /i/, the vowel /a/ may become [e], forming the diphthong [ei].
References
- Kwara'ae at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Macdonald, Daryl Eveline (2010). A Grammar Sketch of Kwaraqae (Master of Arts thesis). University of Waikato. hdl:10289/5755.
External links
Languages of the Solomon Islands |
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| Official language | |
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| Lingua franca | |
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Indigenous
languages | | Micronesian | |
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Northwest
Solomonic | |
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| Papuan | |
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| Polynesian | |
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Southeast
Solomonic | |
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| Temotu | |
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Austronesian languages |
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Formosan languages |
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| Rukaic | |
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| Tsouic | |
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| Northern | | Atayalic | |
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Northwest
Formosan | |
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| East | |
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| Southern ? | |
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Malayo–Polynesian |
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Western branches of Malayo–Polynesian |
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Philippine
(linkage) ? | | Batanic | |
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| Northern Luzon | | | Cagayan Valley | |
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| Northeastern Luzon | |
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| Meso-Cordilleran | |
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| Central Luzon | |
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| Northern Mindoro | |
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Greater Central
Philippine * | | Southern Mindoro | |
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| Central Philippine | | | Bisayan | | West | |
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| Asi | |
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| Central | |
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| Cebuan | |
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| South | |
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| Bikol | |
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| Mansakan | |
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| Palawan | |
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| Mindanao | |
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Gorontalo–
Mongondow | |
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| Kalamian | |
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| Bilic | |
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| Sangiric | |
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| Minahasan | |
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| Manide–Inagta * | |
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| Greater Barito * | |
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Greater
North Borneo * | | North Borneo * | | Northeast Sabah * | |
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| Southwest Sabah * | Greater
Dusunic * | | Bisaya–Lotud | |
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| Dusunic | |
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| Paitanic | |
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Greater
Murutic * | |
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| North Sarawak * | |
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| Central Sarawak | |
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| Kayanic | |
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| Land Dayak | |
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| Malayo–Chamic * | |
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| Sundanese | |
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| Rejang ? | |
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| Moklenic ? | |
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| Sumatran * | Northwest Sumatra
–Barrier Islands | |
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| Lampungic | |
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| Javanese | |
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| Madurese | |
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Bali–Sasak
–Sumbawa | |
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| Celebic | | Bungku–Tolaki | |
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| Muna–Buton | |
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| Saluan–Banggai | |
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| Tomini–Tolitoli | |
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| Kaili–Wolio * | |
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| South Sulawesi | | Bugis | |
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| Makassaric | |
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| Seko | |
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| Northern | |
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| Isolates | |
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| Central Malayo-Polynesian languages |
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| Bima | |
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| Sumba–Flores | |
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| Flores–Lembata | |
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| Selaru | |
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| Kei–Tanimbar ? | |
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| Aru | |
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| Timoric * | | | Central Timor * | |
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| Wetar–Galoli ? | |
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| Kawaimina | |
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| Luangic–Kisaric ? | |
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| Rote–Meto * | |
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| Babar | |
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| Southwest Maluku | |
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| Kowiai ? | |
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| Central Maluku * | |
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| Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages |
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| SHWNG | | | Halmahera Sea | | Ambel–Biga | |
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| Maya–Matbat | |
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| Maden | |
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| As | |
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| South Halmahera | |
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| Cenderawasih | |
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| Oceanic | | Admiralty | |
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| Saint Matthias | |
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| Temotu | | Utupua | |
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| Vanikoro | |
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| Reefs–Santa Cruz | |
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Southeast
Solomonic | | Gela–Guadalcanal | |
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Malaita–
San Cristobal | |
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Western
Oceanic | Meso–
Melanesian | | Willaumez | |
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| Bali-Vitu | |
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New Ireland–
Northwest
Solomonic | | Tungag–Nalik | |
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| Tabar | |
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| Madak | |
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| St. George | |
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Northwest
Solomonic | |
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North
New Guinea | Sarmi–
Jayapura ? | |
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| Schouten | |
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| Huon Gulf | |
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| Ngero–Vitiaz | |
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| Papuan Tip | | Nuclear | |
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| Kilivila–Misima | |
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| Nimoa–Sudest | |
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Southern
Oceanic | North
Vanuatu | | Torres–Banks | |
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Maewo–Ambae–
North Pentecost | |
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| South Pentecost | |
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| Espiritu Santo | |
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Nuclear
Southern
Oceanic | | Central Vanuatu | |
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| South Vanuatu | |
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Loyalties–
New Caledonia | | Loyalty Islands | |
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| New Caledonian | |
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| Micronesian | |
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Central
Pacific | |
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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На других языках
- [en] Kwara'ae language
[it] Lingua kwara'ae
Il kwara'ae (o anche fiu) è una lingua oceanica parlata su Malaita.
È la più importante lingua vernacolare delle isole Salomone.
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