Santa Isabel languages

Santa Isabel languages

The family of Santa Isabel languages is a subgroup of the South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic languages, consisting of seven languages.

Components

*Central Santa Isabel languages
**Blablanga
**Zazao
**Kokota
*East Santa Isabel languages
**Cheke Holo
**Gao
*West Santa Isabel languages
**Zabana
**Laghu

Famous Speakers

*David Freiberg


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