Äiwoo language
| Äiwoo | |
|---|---|
| Reef | |
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Santa Cruz Islands, eastern Solomons, Temotu Province. |
Native speakers | (8,400 cited 1999)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nfl |
| Glottolog | ayiw1239 |
| ELP | Äiwoo |
| Coordinates: 10°13′S 166°12′E / 10.217°S 166.200°E | |
Äiwoo is a language spoken in the Reef Islands and Nendö (Santa Cruz Islands), both part of the Temotu Province in the Eastern Solomon Islands.
Classification
Äiwoo belongs to the Reef Islands – Santa Cruz languages, a member of the Oceanic subgroup of the Austronesian language family.
Distribution
Äiwoo is the largest of the Reef Islands – Santa Cruz languages, with approximately 8000 native speakers. Most speakers live in the Ngawa district and the island Ngäsinue in the Reef Islands; others live in some villages of Vanikoro or of Nendö, like Kala Bay. Finally, some communities have recently been established in the capital Honiara – notably in the White River district.
External links
- Paradisec has a collection of Äiwoo recordings. They also have a collection of Stephen Wurm's recordings, which includes some Äiwoo material.
References
- ^ Äiwoo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Bibliography
- Næss, Åshild (2006). "Bound Nominal Elements in Äiwoo (Reefs): A Reappraisal of the 'Multiple Noun Class Systems'". Oceanic Linguistics. 45 (2): 269–296. doi:10.1353/ol.2007.0006.
- Ross, Malcolm & Åshild Næss (2007). "An Oceanic Origin for Aiwoo, the Language of the Reef Islands?". Oceanic Linguistics. 46: 456–498. doi:10.1353/ol.2008.0003.
- Næss, Åshild & Brenda H. Boerger (2008). "Reefs – Santa Cruz as Oceanic: Evidence from the Verb Complex". Oceanic Linguistics. 47: 185–212. doi:10.1353/ol.0.0000.