Savosavo language

Savosavo language

Infobox Language
name=Savosavo
states=Solomon Islands
region=Savo Island, north of Guadalcanal, Central Solomons.
speakers=2,415 (1999 SIL).
iso3=svs
familycolor=Papuan
fam1=East Papuan
fam2=Central Solomons
notice=nonotice

The Savosavo language is spoken on Savo, a small volcanic island north of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Savosavo is one of the Central Solomons Papuan languages, unlike most of the languages in the vicinity, which are members of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family. The nearest Papuan language to Savosavo is Lavukaleve.

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External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=svs The Ethnologue page for Savosavo]


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