Kwaio–Kwaio subgroup languages

E651422

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.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (29)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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