Malaita languages

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Malaita
Geographic distribution:	Malaita Province (Solomon Islands)
Genetic classification:	Austronesian  Malayo-Polynesian   Central Eastern Malayo-Polynesian    Eastern Malayo-Polynesian     Oceanic      Central-Eastern Oceanic       Southeast Solomonic        Malaita-San Cristobal         Malaita
Subdivisions:	Longgu Northern Malaita Southern Malaita

The family of Malaita languages is a subgroup of the Malaita-San Cristobal languages. It consists of 14 languages spoken on the Island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands.

[edit] Components

• Longgu
• Northern Malaita languages
  • Baelelea
  • Baeggu
  • Fataleka
  • Gula'alaa
  • Kwaio
  • Kwara'ae
  • Wala
  • Lau
  • To'abaita
• Southern Malaita languages
  • 'Are'are
  • Sa'a
  • Dori'o
  • Oroha