Kwaio–Kwaio subgroup languages

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The Kwaio–Kwaio subgroup languages are a closely related cluster of Oceanic languages spoken in Malaita, Solomon Islands, that includes varieties such as Kwaio and Toʻabaita.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf language subgroup
arealFeature Solomons chain
arealGroupWith other Malaita Oceanic languages
classificationStatus well-established subgroup within Southeast Solomonic
closelyRelatedTo Kwaio language
Toʻabaita language
country Solomon Islands
geographicDistribution central Malaita
hasAlternativeName Kwaio–Toʻabaita subgroup
hasMember Kwaio language
Toʻabaita language
hasTypicalWordOrder SVO
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
languageFamily Austronesian
Oceanic
locatedIn Malaita
Solomon Islands
partOf Austronesian language family
Central-Eastern Oceanic languages
Southeast Solomonic languages
primarySubstrate Proto-Oceanic
region Melanesia
spokenIn Malaita Province
Solomon Islands
subclassOf Austronesian languages
Malaita languages
Oceanic languages
typologicalFeature moderately complex verbal morphology
use of prepositions rather than postpositions

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Toʻabaita language isRelatedTo Kwaio–Kwaio subgroup languages
Kwaio–Kwaio subgroup languages hasAlternativeName Kwaio–Toʻabaita subgroup
linked to: Kwaio–Kwaio subgroup languages