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A Grammar of Vaeakau-Taumako

Åshild Næss and Even Hovdhaugen. 2011. "A Grammar of Vaeakau-Taumako." Walter de Gruyter.

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1,662
Native Speakers Worldwide
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Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.

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Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 2

Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.

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Transmission

Transmission -1

All members of the community, including children, speak the language.

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Comments on speakers
"Firstly, schooling takes place entirely in Pijin and English... Secondly, church service and worship, an important feature of daily life on the islands, is carried out in a mixture of English, Pijin, and Vaeakau-Taumako, with the former clearly dominant... The national media are all in English or Pijin."

Location and Context
Countries
Solomon Islands
Location Description

"Spoken in the Reef and Duff Islands in Temotu Province... the Vaeakau-Taumako language is spoken on these small and marginal western islands... only Nifiloli, the largest of the Vaeakau-Taumako-speaking islands in the Reefs, is numbered among the Main Reef Islands. In addition to Nifiloli, there are Vaeakau-Taumako speakers living more or less permanently on Pileni, Makalumu, Matema, Nukapu, Nupani, and the active volcano Tinakula... Only three of the Duff Islands - Haiava, Taumako, and the artificial islet Tahua - are currently inhabited... In addition to the speakers living in the Reefs and Duffs, there are several settlements of Vaeakau-Taumako speakers on Santa Cruz Island, and in the White River area on the outskirts of the national capital Honiara."

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Other Languages Used By The Community
English, Pijin
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
Education, church, media, with speakers of other languages

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