Alternate Names: Areare
Dialects: ’Are’are, Marau (Marau Sound).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 17,900 (1999 SIL), increasing. Few monolinguals.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. New media. Bible portions: 1957–2008.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands