Kwaio

KWD

developing

Alternate Names: Koio

Dialects: None known. Reportedly more similar to Kwara’ae , than to ’Are’are ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Southeast Solomonic
Malaita-San Cristobal
Malaita
Northern

Demographics: 13,200 (1999 SIL).

Language Use: All ages.

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2013.

Typology: SVO.

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands

Other Comments: Traditional religion.