Arosi language

Arosi
Region	Solomon Islands
Native speakers	6,800 (1999)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southeast Solomonic Malaita – San Cristobal San Cristobal Arosi
Dialects	Wango
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`aia`
Glottolog	`aros1241`^[2]

The Arosi language is a member of the family of San Cristobal languages, and is spoken in the northwest part of the island of Makira, formerly known as San Cristobal in the Solomon Islands. Population is 6.750.

A word list is available at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.^[3]

References

↑ Arosi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Arosi". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
↑ Word List

External links

Anglican liturgical texts in Arosi

Bibliography

E rine nau maea ; mana heiaauhi inia, ma tarai rihunai ini haagorohi (Anglican Holy Communion manual with prayers for daily use and hymns, 1955)

Languages of the Solomon Islands

Official language

English

Indigenous
languages

Northwest Solomonic	Babatana Blablanga Cheke Holo Duke Gao Ghanongga Hoava Kazukuru Kokota Kusaghe Laghu Lungga Marovo Mono Ririo Roviana Simbo Ughele Vaghua Vangunu Varisi Zabana Zazao

Southeast Solomonic	'Are'are Arosi Baeggu Baelelea Bauro Birao Bughotu Dori'o Fagani Fataleka Gela Ghari Gula'alaa Kahua Kwaio Kwara'ae Lau Lengo Longgu Malango Oroha Owa Sa'a Talise To’abaita Wala

Micronesian	Gilbertese

Papuan	Bilua Lavukaleve Savosavo Touo

Polynesian	Anuta Luangiua Rennellese Sikaiana Tikopia Vaeakau-Taumako

Temotu	Amba Asubuo Äiwoo Lovono Nanggu Natügu Tanema Tanimbili Teanu

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, August 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.