Fataleka language

Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fataleka is a Southeast Solomonic language of Malaita.

NativetoSolomon Islands

Native speakers

(6,700 cited 1999)^[1]

Language family

Malayo-Polynesian
- Oceanic
  - Southeast Solomonic
    - Malaita – San Cristobal
      - Malaita
        Northern Malaita
        Fataleka

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Fataleka
Native to	Solomon Islands
Region	Malaita
Native speakers	(6,700 cited 1999)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southeast Solomonic Malaita – San Cristobal Malaita Northern Malaita Fataleka
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`far`
Glottolog	`fata1245`

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A Fataleka speaker, recorded in Honiara.

External links

Materials on Fataleka are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections (AC1 and AC2) held by Paradisec.

References

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