ʼAreʼare dialect cluster

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The ʼAreʼare dialect cluster is a group of closely related Oceanic languages spoken by the ʼAreʼare people of southern Malaita and nearby islands in the Solomon Islands.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
ʼAreʼare dialect cluster canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ
dialect cluster ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Saʼa language ⓘ
other Southeast Solomonic languages ⓘ
ʼArosi language ⓘ
country Solomon Islands ⓘ
ethnicGroup ʼAreʼare people ⓘ
geographicDistribution small offshore islands near Malaita ⓘ
southern Malaita Island ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Areare ⓘ
Areʼare language ⓘ
linked to: Kwareʼae language
hasPart coastal ʼAreʼare dialects ⓘ
inland ʼAreʼare dialects ⓘ
northern ʼAreʼare dialects ⓘ
southern ʼAreʼare dialects ⓘ
hasSpeakers ʼAreʼare communities in rural areas ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
Oceanic languages ⓘ
Southeast Solomonic languages ⓘ
partOf Southeast Solomonic subgroup ⓘ
region Melanesia ⓘ
spokenIn Malaita Province ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ
nearby islands of Malaita ⓘ
southern Malaita ⓘ
status regional language in Solomon Islands ⓘ
subclassOf Central-Eastern Oceanic language ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ
typologicalFeature inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ
predominantly SVO word order ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ
use of prepositions rather than postpositions ⓘ
usedFor customary ceremonies ⓘ
daily communication among ʼAreʼare people ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Malaita languages → hasMember → ʼAreʼare dialect cluster ⓘ