Southern Malaita languages

Southern Malaita languages

Infobox Language family
name=Southern Malaita
region=Malaita Province (Solomon Islands)
familycolor=Austronesian
fam2=Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
fam3=Central Eastern MP
fam4=Eastern MP
fam5=Oceanic
fam6=Central-Eastern Oceanic
fam7=Southeast Solomonic
fam8=Malaita-San Cristobal
fam9=Malaita
child1='Are'are
child2=Sa'a
child3=Dori'o
child4=Oroha

The family of Southern Malaita languages is a subgroup of the Malaita languages. It consists of 5 languages spoken on the Island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands.

Components

*'Are'are
*Sa'a
*Dori'o
*Oroha


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